I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers… (Ephesians 1:16 ESV)
Gratitude is the purest expression of faith. And there is good reason for it.
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Prov. 4:23)
Solomon commands us, under the inspiration of God, to guard our hearts — to take seriously the frail condition of our souls and to constantly seek the…
And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And Simon answered, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” And when they had done this, they enclosed a large number of…
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed…
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! … Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! (Psalm 139:1,23–24 ESV)
Bind the festal sacrifice with cords, up to the horns of the altar! (Psalm 118:27b ESV)
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and…
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous. (Psalm 112:4)
A short little verse, but a wonderful promise from God. The upright are protected by God and light comes for them in times that appear dark to others. John…
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Psalm 81:7b NIV)
The Lord takes responsibility for our testings. To us our lives appear random and our events happenstance, but, as this and other scriptures teach, nothing happens to us in life that does not pass through the permissive…
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27)
But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel. For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” (Acts 9:15–16 ESV)