My own collections of Scripture verses arranged thematically with a brief after-word of my own
O God… I am not worthy of all the faithfulness and unfailing love you have shown to me, your servant. Don’t say to yourselves, “The LORD has given us this land because we are so righteous!” No…it is not at all because you are such righteous, upright people that you are about to occupy their […]
“You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money…scoffing at God” II Tim.3:1,2 NLT Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love […]
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Heb 4:13 ESV Gulp! At first reading this verse elicits a cringe response in me. It immediately follows an oft’ memorized one about the living and active Word of God, […]
I love the blessings of Scripture, whether in the prophetic fashion of Moses (Numbers 6:22-27) or the Spirit-fueled prayers of Paul. They always point back to God as the original Blesser and the One on whom we are dependent for every good thing. But they do not appear in a vacuum applicable to all the […]
Command the people of Israel to provide you with pure olive oil for the lampstand, so it can be kept burning continually…have the lamps tended continually, from evening until morning, before the LORD. —Stay dressed for action and keep your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from […]