Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. — John 7:27
John 1:14 says that Jesus is the most important message from God (cf. Heb. 1:1-3). This is, of course, a puzzle that we don’t fully …
Daily Pray
And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: — Matthew 7:28
Jesus didn’t have to use obscure quotes from other teachers to back up what he said, like the teachers of his time did. Jesus, who …
Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. — 2 Samuel 7:29
God had been very good to King David. He went from being a shepherd boy to being king, from being a messenger boy to being …
Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. — John 7:30
Jesus’ enemies had tried over and over to get hold of him. But the Gospel of John keeps telling us that no one could catch …
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. — 1 Corinthians 7:31
This message, which comes up a lot in the New Testament and was spoken by Jesus, should be a big reminder that we shouldn’t spend …
O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. — Psalm 8:1
These two ideas seem to go against each other or at least have nothing to do with each other. On the one hand, God’s name …
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. — Romans 8:2
Praise God! By the power of the Holy Spirit, we are freed from keeping the law and able to do God’s will in our lives. …
For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: — Romans 8:3
God gives us two gifts that meet the righteous requirements of the Law but that the Law could never give us on its own. First, …
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. — Jeremiah 7:3
We often take what we have, where we live, the friends who make our lives better, and our families, which give us a place to …
The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. — Deuteronomy 7:19
So often, we look at what God has done in the past and think that he won’t show his power to us in the same …