7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’[d]”
8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “i
Promises for when Experience Fear
2Tim 1:7 (KJS) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Roma 8:15 (KJS) For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Sp
Psalm 19:7-8 "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simply. The statues of the Lord is right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes."
We li
“Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay.” When Ruth said these words to her mother-in-law Naomi, after the deaths of both their husbands, little did she realize what effect these words would have on the future of the world? The sto
ADD TO YOUR FAITH -- MEEKNESS
1 Peter 3:4 Also read 3:1-5
Meekness is an inward attitude. Gentleness is expressed in an outward action. So meekness does NOT mean
gentleness because it is an inward attitude. It is one of the fruits of the Spirit spo
Proverbs 2
Moral Benefits of Wisdom
1 My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4
Psalm 2
1 Why do the nations conspire[a]
and the peoples plot in vain?
2 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the LORD and against his anointed, saying,
3 “Let us break their chains
and throw off their shackles.”
4 The
1. To be an agent of TESTING (Job 1 & 2; Luke 22:31-32)
Satan was permitted to destroy Job's family, wealth and afflict him physically.
Satan was permitted to sift Peter when Jesus was captured.
2. To be an agent of CHASTISEMENT (Isaiah 5 - The Pa
Promises for when you feel Lonely
Hebr 13:5 (KJS) [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Matt 28:20 (KJS) Teaching them to obse
Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
One of our greatest fears in ou
Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart; lean not on your own
understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."
There are several elements of importance in these verses.
1) "Trust in the LORD" not in
God delivers His people in mysteriously unique ways. The story of Esther demonstrated God's plan of deliverance through the trembling faith of a young Queen's petition.
King Ahasuerus, often identified as King Xerxes, held a one hundred eighty-day fe
ADD TO YOUR FAITH -- GODLINESS
The origin of the word in Greek is eusebeia. The definition is a personal attitude towards God with an action
springing directly from this.
The source of godliness comes from God. 2 Pet 1:3 says, “God has given unto
Ecclesiastes 1
Everything Is Meaningless
1 The words of the Teacher,[a] son of David, king in Jerusalem:
2 “Meaningless! Meaningless!”
says the Teacher.
“Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at
ADD TO YOUR FAITH -- PATIENCE
Patience is a God given characteristic. It is restraint (limitation of liberty, control over emotions & impulses, to hold
back, curb, repress) in the face of opposition or oppression.
Often the word patience is transl
