“I am the Lord’s servant,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” (1:38) “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill what he has spoken to her!” (1:45) Mary is one of Read more…
But to the house of the Rechabites Jeremiah said, “This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Because you have obeyed the command of your ancestor Jonadab and have kept all his commands and have done Read more…
Where were you when I established the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? What supports its foundations? Or who laid its cornerstone while the morning Read more…
Now it is not an enemy who insults me—otherwise I could bear it; it is not a foe who rises up against me—otherwise I could hide from him. But it is you, a man who is my peer, my companion Read more…
2 Samuel 10-14 CSB Nathan replied to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul… and if that was not enough, I Read more…
2 Cor. 6-8 CSB Working together with him, we also appeal to you, “Don’t receive the grace of God in vain.” For he says: At an acceptable time I listened to you, and in the day of salvation I helped Read more…
They forced a man coming in from the country, who was passing by, to carry Jesus’s cross. He was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 15:21 So many of life’s most defining moments happen we are least Read more…
Surely you desire integrity in the inner self, and you teach me wisdom deep within… The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. You will not despise a broken and humbled heart, God. 51:6,17 You have probably heard it Read more…
2 Samuel 5-9 CSB When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will Read more…
2 Cor. 4-5 CSB But if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. In their case, the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light Read more…