“Trust in the LORD, and do good;” (Psalm 37:3) After King Solomon died, his son, Rehoboam, became king of Israel. Afterward the kingdom was split in two, Israel and Judah. Israel had one rotten king after another. One thing worse than a wicked person is a wicked person in a place of power. Israel’s first…

“And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father’s house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father’s house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath ben to feed cattle; and they have brought…

“And he [Jesus] went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.” (Luke 19:45-46) One great thing about the Bible is that you can read…

“I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.” (Ecclesiastes 1:14) When King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes, he obviously wasn’t happy. He’d put his faith in the Messiah; he was rich; and he was wise. He said about his riches: “I made me great…

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:” (2 Thessalonians 3:1) Paul traveled with other Christians, preaching God’s Word. He knew people needed to hear from God’s Word—unsaved people needed to hear how to receive Jesus as Saviour and…

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13). Matthew 9:36 says, “But when he [Jesus] saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.” The Lord came from heaven, where…

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will…

“Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.” (Lamentations 3:51) In Lamentations, Jeremiah talks of how God’s people were taken captive because of their chronic sin. Maybe he wrote these words because he was heartbroken at seeing the young ladies, the “daughters of my city,” taken as captives because of…

“…who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” (Esther 4:14). In the book of Esther, the Persian King, Ahasuerus, held a party, got drunk, and told his lovely wife, Vashti, to come and show her beauty—she refused and he dumped her. Later on, he held a contest to…

“My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering:” (Genesis 22:8) Abraham and Sarah wanted a child, but Sarah was unable to bear children. God promised one day that they would have a son, and eventually, God made it happen—Isaac was born. Later on, God tested Abraham when He told Abraham to…

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.” (Psalm 62:8) When you read the Bible, think about what you’re reading. 1 Timothy 4:15 says to “meditate upon these things”—things from the Bible. Don’t just plow through it so you can say that…

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith” (1 Peter 5:8, 9a). One day in a police academy, an instructor confronted a recruit about some unsatisfactory paperwork.  The instructor yelled at him in front of the other…