When you ask, you do not receive because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasure. (James 4:3)But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:33)The Greek word translated pleasures in James 4:3 is...
Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle them on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. In this way, he and his garments will become holy, as well as his sons and their garments. (Exodus...
You do not have, because you do not ask God. (James 4:2) For several weeks last fall, various Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts were stationed outside my local Stater Brothers store selling popcorn. We don’t eat much popcorn, so I don’t want to buy it...
When the servant of the man of God [Elisha] got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh, my lord, what shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. ...
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners … (Isaiah 61:1) But the angel said...
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. (1 John...
Jesus: You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and...
Therefore, to you who believe, he is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.”(1 Peter 2:7-8, quoting Psalm 118:22 and Isaiah 8:14)) Christmas...
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17) This Thanksgiving blog post was conceived back on September 12. It was four days before my husband’s open-heart surgery...
Since my youth, O God, You have taught me, and to this day I declare Your marvelous deeds. Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, till I declare Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come. (Psalm 71:17-18) Today’s edition of the prayer blog is...