PHILIPPIANS 4:13 NKJ 13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. God often makes statements in the Bible that go against what we feel like, or what it looks like to us at the time. God is trying to move us to a higher plane of faith where we depend on Him […]

MATTHEW 17:20 NKJ 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. I used to think it was

HEBREWS 4:14 NKJ 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. In the Bible, what is a high priest? Someone representing others. In the Old Covenant, the high priest stood between the people and God, bringing

ROMANS 5:6,8 GWN 6 Look at it this way: At the right time, while we were still helpless, Christ died for ungodly people. 8 Christ died for us while we were still sinners. This demonstrates God’s love for us. Let’s slow down and think about what verse 6 above told us by restating it. Christ

PROVERBS 18:24 RSV 24 There are friends who pretend to be friends, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Would you like to have a perfect friend? A friend who loved you no matter what you did. A friend who would always be there when you needed them. A friend who

HEBREWS 11:6 NKJ 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Our experience does not always agree with what the Bible says. For example, the Bible says that God will

PROVERBS 4:20-22 NKJ 20 My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; 22 For they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh. Giving attention to God’s Word

1 JOHN 4:16 ESV 16 So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. Although I have endeavored to walk with the Lord for decades, only in recent times have I started

MATTHEW 1:21-23 NIV 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth

NAHUM 1:7 NIV 7 The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, God is not a bad guy. He is not against you. God is not your problem. He is the answer to your problems. The Bible reveals who is responsible for all the bad