“Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: but prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king’s chapel, and it is the king’s court.” Amos 7:12-13 In the prophet Amos’ time, Israel had a religious culture, […]

“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” Proverbs 12:18 Have you ever taken a knife and just stabbed someone repeatedly? Hopefully not! But, I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone of us has done it with our words. God likens our sinful, hurtful speech to […]

“And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue […]

“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.” Revelation 2:4,5 A sad reality of the Christian life […]

“And now I beseech thee, lady…that we love one another. And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.” 2 John 1:5-6 Our culture and society has missed on what God intends when He speaks of […]

“The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.” Proverbs 14:8 The idea of the “way” is the journey or path of life. Those who are wise understand the journey. They understand the purpose of the journey, the end of the journey, the dangers that lie in […]

“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ.” I John 1:3 This is a marvel. The holy God of heaven has come down in grace through Jesus Christ, in order […]

  “With my whole heart have I sought Thee: O let me not wander from Thy commandments.” Psalm 119:10 Are you seeking God? Sometimes, we may seek God so He will give us something else that we really want. That is, we can use God as a means to an end. But, to seek God […]

“But godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 Paul was warning Timothy here about false teachers, who were asserting that godliness was a means to acquire material gain. It wasn’t God that they were after, it was stuff! In this context we have this short, powerful statement. Godliness itself, with contentment, is great […]

“Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; to show that the LORD is upright: He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.” Psalm 92:13-15 In God’s […]