“Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.” Zephaniah 2:3 In our world filled with chaos, pride, and rebellion against God, there is still a place of refuge—under the shadow…
“Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath.” Zephaniah 1:18a A wealthy but fearful man hired top security to protect himself, yet an enemy used a genetically modified insect to deliver a toxin that led to his death. Just as he trusted in his…
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 One thing stands true in our Christian walk: God desires a wholehearted pursuit from us. He doesn’t want half-hearted devotion or occasional seeking from us. To seek God with all our hearts…
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 God created man for fellowship, desiring that we worship and commune with Him. However, this fellowship was lost through the fall, only to be restored by the blood of Jesus Christ on…
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15 Forgiveness is something that is expected of a Christian, not because it is particularly easy, but we’ve been called to a higher standard of…
“And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.” Ezra 9:6 Today’s message draws much attention to Jesus’ sacrifice, and the need to remind ourselves of how…
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” Titus 3:5 Salvation did not come to us because of any good deeds that we did or because we gained some merit. Indeed, one of the…
“Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:” Isaiah 30:1 In the verses that follow our passage, God defines what He means by rebellion. He says in verse 9, “That…
“Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, And thy want as an armed man.” Proverbs 6:10-11 Many things we think aren’t in our control actually are. And that’s why the Bible goes straight to the point when…