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2Ki 5:22, 23 “Everything is all right,” Gehazi answered. “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’” .23 “By all means, take two talents,” said…
Zechariah 13:9 I will bring the one–third through the fire,Will refine them as silver is refined,And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name,And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This is My people’;And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God. ’” A trial is an examination by…
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…