God Sees The Heart. So Should Everyone Else. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth inContinue reading “Inner Beauty and God – 1 Peter 3:3-6”
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Character Development – 2 Peter 1:5-11
You Will Know Them By Their Fruit 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess theseContinue reading “Character Development – 2 Peter 1:5-11”
God Reveals Himself – Psalm 18:25-27
God Reveals Himself Experientially 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, 26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. 27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. Opportune Observation Everywhere in the Bible, weContinue reading “God Reveals Himself – Psalm 18:25-27”
Planning Ahead with God – James 4:13-17
Acknowledge The Sovereignty Of God In All Things 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist thatContinue reading “Planning Ahead with God – James 4:13-17”
Be An Example For Others – Philippians 3:17:-21
Live Your Life As Paul The Apostle Lived His – Wholly Dedicated To Christ 17 Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. 18 For, as I have often told you before and now tellContinue reading “Be An Example For Others – Philippians 3:17:-21”
Standing with God – Psalm 112:6-10
The Righteous Will Never Be Shaken 6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. 7 They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. 8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph onContinue reading “Standing with God – Psalm 112:6-10”
The First and the Last – Isaiah 44:6-8
The Lord God Almighty Is The Only God That Exists 6 “This is what the Lord says- Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. 7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and layContinue reading “The First and the Last – Isaiah 44:6-8”
The Love of God – 1 John 4:19-21
Love One Another, For God Has Loved You 19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And heContinue reading “The Love of God – 1 John 4:19-21”
Love of God – 1 Peter 1:22-25
Love One Another 22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For, “AllContinue reading “Love of God – 1 Peter 1:22-25”
Courage from God – Esther 4:12-16
And If I Perish, I Perish 12 When Esther’s words were reported to Mordecai, 13 he sent back this answer: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews willContinue reading “Courage from God – Esther 4:12-16”
Meekness and God – John 2:13-17
Whips And Tables And Flying Change – Oh My! 13 When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and droveContinue reading “Meekness and God – John 2:13-17”
Joy of God – 1 Thessalonians 1:4-6
God Fills Us With Joy 4 For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6 You becameContinue reading “Joy of God – 1 Thessalonians 1:4-6”
Hope in God -2 Kings 4:11-17
Even When It Seems Most Bleak, God Can Find A Way 11 One day when Elisha came, he went up to his room and lay down there. 12 He said to his servant Gehazi, “Call the Shunammite.” So he called her, and she stood before him. 13 Elisha said to him, “Tell her, ‘You haveContinue reading “Hope in God -2 Kings 4:11-17”
The Compassion of God – 2 Chronicles 30:6-9
The Lord Is A Compassionate God 6 At the king’s command, couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and from his officials, which read: “People of Israel, return to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, that he may return to you who are left, who have escaped fromContinue reading “The Compassion of God – 2 Chronicles 30:6-9”
The Glory of God – Isaiah 42:8
To God Alone Be The Glory I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols. Name above all Names The name of the Lord is the name above all names. The Hebrew tetragrammaton for the Lord God Almighty is YHWH. It means, “IContinue reading “The Glory of God – Isaiah 42:8”
Character of God – Matthew 28:11-15
God Does Not Deceive 11 While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, 13 tellingContinue reading “Character of God – Matthew 28:11-15”
Mercy of God – James 2:12-13
Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment 12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Precedent of Privilege The law that gives freedom is mercy. Mercy overrides judgment, andContinue reading “Mercy of God – James 2:12-13”
Sovereignty of God – Job 1:6-12
Nothing Happens In All Of Existence Without The Express Prior Permission And Knowledge Of Almighty God 6 One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. 7 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, goingContinue reading “Sovereignty of God – Job 1:6-12”
Character of God – Psalm 18:25-27
God Reveals Himself When We Partake In His Character 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, 26 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. 27 You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty. Fully FaithfulContinue reading “Character of God – Psalm 18:25-27”
Thankfulness for God – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
God’s Will For You 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Remember to Rejoice Rejoicing at all times is not the easiest thing to do. Pain, misery, and other terrible circumstances can all damper our desire to rejoice. But weContinue reading “Thankfulness for God – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18”
Morality with God – Isaiah 5:20a,23
Moral Relativism Is Abhorrent To God 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, 23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent. Opposing Opinions Free will is a gift and a curse. It allows us to both make decisions in life, and have opinions, that areContinue reading “Morality with God – Isaiah 5:20a,23”
Striving for God – Philippians 1:27-29
Live a Life Worthy of The Gospel 27 Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith ofContinue reading “Striving for God – Philippians 1:27-29”
Character of God – Genesis 17:23
God Is Character Driven, Not Emotion Driven On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him. Character Counts Aren’t you glad that God is driven by perfect character? Imagine a universeContinue reading “Character of God – Genesis 17:23”
CHRIST ALLIANCE CHURCH 