Incline my heart to Your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Psalm 119:36 The only way to turn our heart from its natural inward bent is for the gracious hand of God to bend our hearts upward rather than inward. The more we expose our hearts...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What are your spiritual goals for 2022? Which distractions of worldliness will you strive to replace with which disciplines for godliness? How will you seek the Lord and treasure Christ? How will you grow in grace and find strength for the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Let’s treasure 12 verses together for 2021 – 1 verse each month!! January Treasure Verse The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 Who is this righteous person whose prayer has such great...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 We not only want to be Bible readers to know what the Bible says. We desire for God to speak to us, change us, deepen our affections for Him, and grow us in...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The righteous shall live by his faith Habakkuk 2:4 The doctrine of justification by faith is sometimes thought to first appear in the New Testament as part of the New Covenant – a totally new divine means of salvation. It is through faith...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself…Daniel 1:8 You don’t have to wait until the New Year to make a resolution. You don’t have to spend your resolutions on minor adjustments or hopeful changes. You can simply...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Psalm 84:10 “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Think of the most exciting, fun, thrilling place that you love to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It is striking how the final chapters of Ezekiel sound like the book of Revelation. It is as if Ezekiel is the OT’s version of Revelation. Here are a few examples. Ezekiel speaks of a river flowing from the new temple. Revelation speaks of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Isaiah 26:3-4 “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” The promise of peace in these verses is truly great and precious...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
