Ephesians 1:16, 18-20a “Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;…(18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what is the exceeding greatness…

Ephesians 1:21- 23 “Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: (22) And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to head over all things to the church, (23) which is…

James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” This verse has been on my heart for several days.  It is as if the Holy Spirit of God has been prodding me to recall and…

Daniel 1:8 “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.” As you are aware, Daniel was from a well-respected family in Israel.…

Mark 4:38 “And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they wake him, and say to him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?” At the end of a long day of teaching by the seaside, and at Jesus direction, the disciples had started across the sea of…

James 5:7 “Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and later rain.” Patience is one of those words that does not ‘taste’ good to us.  We want to run ahead…to…

I Thessalonians 2:8  “So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.” The Apostle Paul had a true love relationship with the dear people in the church of Thessalonica.  In chapter 1 he…

1 Samuel 10:26 “And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose heart God had touched.” As I have been reading through the book of 1 Samuel, I have again been struck by the changes that the Lord was making in Saul’s life.  He had been a…

Genesis 8:20 “And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.” Isn’t it easy to go to the altar before God when you have just witnessed His deliverance?  Noah gets off of the ark, and the full impact…

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” This verse has brought solace to thousands of hurting believers over the years.  It helps us to understand that the things we experience are not just ‘coincidence’.  Let…