“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…

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me:” (Hosea 4:6). Without a doubt, many people have been saved from choking to death by someone using the Heimlich maneuver. As a cop, you may have used the Heimlich…

“Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he…

“Thy word is true from the beginning:” (Psalm 119:160) In February, 2014, Ken Ham debated Bill Nye, “the Science Guy,” about the earth’s origin. Ham is a Bible-believer and creationist; Nye, an evolutionist [info taken from youngearth.org]. Both men presented evidences. However, neither position can be scientifically proven because the earth’s origin cannot be re-created.…

“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.” (1 Timothy 4:7-8) The statement, “bodily exercise profiteth little,” doesn’t mean that exercise is bad.…

“And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they…

“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John…For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord…And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.” (Luke…