“In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil. He had seven sons and three daughters, and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five...
“To this you were called because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in His steps” 1st Peter 2:21. This passage may refer more to the suffering of persecution,...
“Trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of the Messiah and the glories that would follow” 1 Peter 1:11. In...
“And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who have been called according to his purpose” Romans 8:28. This familiar and beloved passage comes out of Romans 8. Click...
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads...
“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom” James 2:12. This verse tells us the law gives freedom. What does that mean, exactly? How can rules...
“. . . After a while his master’s wife [Potiphar] took notice of Joseph and said, ‘Come to bed with me!’ But he refused. ‘With me in charge,’ he told her, ‘my master does not...
“And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. . . I am no longer worthy to...
“But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever” Psalm 52:8. This psalm was written when David was running for his...
“Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah” Judges 16:4. Most people have probably heard the story of Samson and Delilah. But, in case...