Philippians 1:21 "For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain." To ask the Apostle Paul what he was living for in this present world would bring about…
Job 1:20 "Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped." The Book of Job opens with a description of a man who is doing life right. Life…
James 1:19 "So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." The control of our tongue and our temper are two areas of our lives that seem to be more difficult to control than…
Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they…
Mark 1:17 “Then Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." Growing up I attended a church where the children would go to the front…
2 Timothy 1:16 “The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;” There are nicknames like the Enforcer, the Terminator, executioner,…
James 1:15 "Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." Did you see the use of the word "birth" twice in the verse? When you say yes to a temptation you give birth to sin.…
Acts 1:14 “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.” The book of Acts begins with…
1 Peter 1:13 "Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the…
Philippians 1:12 "But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel," The question of why bad things happen to good people…