Isaiah 59:14-20 Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away;for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.15 Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him[a] that there was no justice.16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to…
John 1:43-51 43 The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” 46 Nathanael said to him, “Can…
John 1:1-13 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and…
John 3:13-15 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. So just as the Israelites were told to look upon the serpent and their lives would…
We know that we should pray, but a reminder is always helpful. We need reminders. I recently noticed that I was getting a lot of reminders about prayer and that had me thinking about improving my prayer life. We need to take everything to the Lord. He is our everything, and so in everything,…
Proverbs 4:7 – Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (src) For this Monday, the 27th of January, I offer 3 P’s of reflection from this word from God:
Canaan was cursed by his father (Noah) because of his youngest son Ham. 24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said, “Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.” – Genesis 9:24-25 The Jebusites were descendants of Canaan. The sons of…
God is the one who turns barrenness into fruitfulness, life and abundance, and this is what he gave to man at the very beginning (life and abundance). At the very beginning,g God changed the earth’s formlessness and void into light and order. He is a God who wants to bless us and turn our…
Jacob had two names. He was Jacob at birth, and later, he was renamed to Israel. In the Bible we often learn that names have great significance, often reflecting the character of the person. It’s such an amazing concept that so many people were named from birth, and later, we see how meaningful that…
Genesis 28:15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” God promised to be with Jacob and to keep him. He said he would not leave Jacob…