Daniel 1-6 CSB So Daniel went and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give the king the interpretation. Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the matter, urging them to ask the God of the heavens Read more
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and all that fills it resound. Let the fields and everything in them celebrate. Then all the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord, for he is coming—for he is coming to judge the Read more
The land is not to be permanently sold because it is mine, and you are only aliens and temporary residents on my land. (25:23) God had promised to give His children a land that they could call home. He delivered them from 400 years of slavery and oppression and brought Read more
2 Thessalonians 1-3 In fact, when we were with you, this is what we commanded you: “If anyone isn’t willing to work, he should not eat.” For we hear that there are some among you who are idle. They are not busy but busybodies. Now we command and exhort such Read more
When a person’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. (16:7) Some verses just come at the right time to turn your life around. I can remember many years ago, in pastoral ministry, worrying about what church members thought of me and Read more
The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker, but one who is kind to the needy honors him. (14:31) Many times we undervalue the image of God in our fellow man, yet this verse makes it clear that our treatment of others is directly tied to our treatment Read more
Lord, you have been our refuge in every generation. Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God. (90:1-2) Psalm 90 is what many commentators believe to be the oldest recorded piece of scriptural text in our Read more
1 Thessalonians 4-5 CSB Then we who are still alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (4:17) The dictionary defines imminence as “the state or fact of Read more
How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord of Armies. I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. Even a sparrow finds a home, and a swallow, a nest for herself where she places her young—near your altars, Lord Read more
1 Thessalonians 1-3 CSB We cared so much for you that we were pleased to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us. (2:8) In referring to his treatment of the Thessalonians, Paul mentions the lengths that Read more