“. . . Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For...
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope” Romans 5: 3, 4. This passage tells us perseverance produces character. This is a simple...
“But Peter declared, ‘Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.’ And all the other disciples said the same” Mathew 26:35. If the disciples had not experienced this painful, eye-opening...
“And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, ‘My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose...
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit” Psalm 34:18. We will all be brokenhearted at some time or other if we live long enough. We will lose loved ones,...
“And when the Lord sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, he said, ‘Go up and take possession of the land I have given you.’ But you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. You did not trust him or obey...
“Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah, therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates—the...
. . . caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cumin with a stick. Grain must be ground to make bread. . . Isaiah 28: 27a, 28b. This passage alludes to how spices...
“A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom, but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother” Proverbs 29:15. This verse is talking about the discipline of children, but I believe it can also apply to...
“Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father” Hebrew 12:7? This verse tells us to endure hardship as God’s discipline. In other words,...