How Does God See Us?
1 Peter 3:12 “FOR THE EYES OF THE LORD ARE TOWARD THE RIGHTEOUS, AND HIS EARS ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER, BUT THE FACE OF THE LORD IS AGAINST THOSE WHO DO EVIL.” How does God view us? Are His eyes […]
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Help in Times of Trouble
Deuteronomy 2:36 “From Aroer which is on the edge of the valley of Arnon and from the city which is in the valley, even to Gilead, there was no city that was too high for us; the LORD our God […]
Avoiding Evil
1 Peter 3:11 “HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT. Peter is describing the godly life that we are intended to live. This is originally a quote from Psalm 34. David […]
The Cost of Free Blessings
Deuteronomy 2:31 “The LORD said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Begin to occupy, that you may possess his land.” God gives us promises. In this case, He told the people […]
Controlling Our Words, Part II
1 Peter 3:10 “THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.” The last entry was on angry words. Today the focus will be on evil […]
Controlling Our Words, Part I
1 Peter 3:10 “THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.” This passage states what all of us want, “to desire life, to love and […]
Looking Back on Life
Deuteronomy 2:7 “For the LORD your God has blessed you in all that you have done; He has known your wanderings through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have not lacked […]
Our Purpose; To Bless Others.
1 Peter 3:9 “not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.” It’s not too often that we learn a purpose […]
He Accepts Us Flawed Ones
Deuteronomy 2:5 “do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.” I was glad to see this passage. […]
Be the Bigger Person
1 Peter 3:9 “not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.” This verse is at the end of a section […]