“Don’t keep hoarding for yourselves earthly treasures that can be stolen by thieves. Material wealth eventually rusts, decays, and loses its value. Instead, stockpile heavenly treasures for yourselves that cannot be stolen and will never rust, decay, or ...
'Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.' Matthew 5:16 We are called to be light. So when the world around us seems to be dark, confused and corrupt, it’s not a time for believers to hid ...
'Once Jesus was in a certain place praying. As he finished, one of his disciples came to him and said, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”' Luke 11:1 During His earthly ministry Jesus lived a life of prayer, to the extent that ...
'Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit. Take wives and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters—that you may be increased there, and n ...
'O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list... Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures: I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on m ...
“Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!” …When Saul and the Israelites heard this, they ...
'A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.' Proverbs 25:28 In biblical times cities had boundaries such as walls and gates which protected the cities from enemy penetration and kept its residents safe. These boundaries typic ...
'To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven' Ecclesiastes 3:1 Life is not meant to be lived according to natural calendars such as January to December, but rather according to our seasons of life. And seasons are not static ...
Fire is often spoken of in the context of caution because of its capacity to burn and destroy. However, fire does many other things for us in the natural that aren’t destructive. It’s a source of illumination in darkness, warmth in the cold, a necessity ...
“Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8 We know that physical exercise is important to the body, however when people are training for sporting compe ...
