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Amos 7:14,15 Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet, and not the son of a prophet, but I was a shepherd, and a gatherer of sycamore figs. And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ ”…
Mal 4:6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.” This is the last verse in the Old Testament. It preceded a three hundred year period when the Lord was quiet…
Mat 25:34 “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: Mat 25:35 ‘for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and…
Eph 4:4-6 There is one body, and one Spirit, just as you are called in one hope of your calling, 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. Paul says that we are one body and we have been given…
1 Sam 2:1 And Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart rejoices in the LORD. My horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is opened wide against my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation. ” Years of pain coupled with her rival’s provocation severely irritated her. Hannah’s pain was imminent because the LORD had…
Psa 138:2 I will worship toward your holy temple, and praise your name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your word above all your name. God’s word is supreme and so he has bound himself to his word. When we pray according to the word, this gives us boldness…
1Sa 17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. 1Sa 17:32 Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” Who will bell the cat is a fable concerning a group…
Psa 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. A valley is long low , sunken or groove area of land that is often surrounded by a higher ground. The writer of…
Isa 32:10 In a year and some days you will be troubled, you complacent women; for the vintage will fail, the gathering will not come. Isa 32:11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you complacent ones; strip yourselves, make yourselves bare, and gird sackcloth on your waists. Webster defines complacency ” as…
Luk 12:48 “But he who did not know, yet committed things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. ” With great power comes great responsibilities “. This…