How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does

“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation…” —Luke 2:29-30. Old devout Simeon uttered these words when he

Where then are the gods you made for yourselves? Let them come if they can save you when you are in trouble! For you have as many gods as you

Daniel replied, “No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.” —

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. — James 2:26 By this definition, For our faith to be genuine, James says it must

Be not afraid, O land (of Judah); be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things. — Joel 2:21. This reassurance from God is given to a people facing

Jesus would not entrust himself to them [the crowd], for he knew all men. He did not need man’s testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man. —John

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. — Genesis 2:24. We are different! God

Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he? —Isaiah 2:22. God will resist the arrogant. He has a day he has

Be not afraid, O land (of Judah); be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things. — Joel 2:21 This reassurance from God is given to a people facing

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son

I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the Lord.

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” — Genesis 2:18. Two powerful principles are presented here.

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. —Habakkuk 2:14 Habakkuk sees the worthlessness of what most people

[The Lord declares,] “Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from

“Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the Lord. “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have

Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. — Proverbs 2:11 I have made my greatest mistakes when I made decisions, commitments, and plans in haste when I didn’t