Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly, — Jonah 2:1
Jonah was stubborn, disobedient, and only cared about himself. He had run away from God. He didn’t do what the Lord told him to do. …
Daily Pray
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — Philippians 2:3
Being humble means knowing who God made us to be and using that knowledge to help and save other people. We don’t just follow the …
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, — Ephesians 2:4
We have nothing to ask God for! We have no right to ask God to save us. We have nothing in us that can keep …
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — Philippians 2:5
What a wonderful idea! What a high goal to have! What an amazing problem! I should think and act like Jesus did. It’s hard to …
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: — Colossians 2:6
Jesus is our center! He is the center of our lives. We shouldn’t try to add to Jesus’ truth. Instead, we should learn to trust …
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. — Genesis 2:7
We were made by God. He made our first ancestors out of the dirt and dust of the earth. He made each of us and …
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — Ephesians 2:8
As a kid, I loved getting presents. When life was so simple, a gift showed me that I was loved. I didn’t think about what …
Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! — Habakkuk 2:9
God tells us both “Whoa!” and “Woe!” in our “dog eat dog” world, where everyone is trying to get to the top and leave everyone …
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. — Joshua 1:8
Just like Joshua and the Israelites, we need to be reminded that God gave us his Law to help his people. Israel was given the …
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; — Colossians 1:9
Paul wrote these words to the Christians in Colossae, but he had never been there. Even though he didn’t know the Colossians “in person,” he …