Psalm 95:6-7“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand.“ Today’s scripture emphasizes our state when we come to worship Him—a state of complete surrender, submission, and humility. A […]
Proverbs 22:4 “By humility and the fear of the Lord Are riches and honor and life.” What is the secret of honorable life?Humility and fear of the Lord result in an honorable life. Humility is a firm acknowledgment of our absolute need for the Lord in our day-to-day lives. The fear of the Lord is respect and reverence towards […]
Psalm 16:11“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” This psalm is entitled Michtam, which some translate as a golden psalm, a very precious one because it speaks so plainly of Christ and his resurrection. David expresses joy in believing nothing will separate him from fellowship […]
Psalm 112:4“Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.“ “Upright” is the English equivalent most often used for the Hebrew yasar, it means straight or evenly distributed. Through Psalm 112:1 we get another definition; Somebody who fears the Lord and delights greatly in His commandments. So, […]
Psalm 91:3“Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler And from the perilous pestilence.“ In the above verse, we have a great truth laid down in general: those who are in God are constantly protected and sustained. Specifically, this scripture refers to the snare of Fowler and perilous pestilence. What are these? Fowler is someone […]
Philippians 1:6 NKJV “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Today’s verse is taken from Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Paul is confident that God who began a good work in each of them will carry it […]
Psalm 96:11 NKJV “Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its fullness.” Psalm 96 is a call for the people of God to worship Him in the splendor of His holiness. In fact, the entire Psalm was used as a means to worship in the Temple […]
Isaiah 12:4 NKJV “Praise the Lord, call upon His name; declare His deeds among the peoples, make mention that His name is exalted.” Today’s verse is a reminder for us to do four things: As children of God, we don’t usually neglect the first two points. We praise God when we sing a worship song, […]
John 12:48 NKJV “He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” At first glance, today’s verse seems harsh and negative, but when we see the context, we understand the compassion of Jesus that shines through these […]
Psalm 37:22 NKJV “For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by Him shall be cut off.” An inheritance is something we receive as a gift – not necessarily because we’ve done something to deserve it, but simply because of who we are and whom we belong to. In Psalm 37, […]
