The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35 NKJV)
God is good! His blessings to his people are beyond counting.
Dislike for authority is in the nature of every person.
“The kingdom of God is the supreme and sovereign rule and reign of God over all.” (Burk Parsons)
People put a lot of effort into cultural observances and celebrations.
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been…
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him! Worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness... (1 Chronicles 16:29 ESV)
Psalm 23 is a “go to” psalm–a “destination” psalm–a psalm that speaks to many of the situations we face.
I saw an ad a few years ago from a fund-raising organization for colleges that had this tag line: “a mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4 NKJV)
There has not failed one word of all His good promise . . . (1 Kings 8:56 NKJV)
"...speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord." (Ephesians 5:19 NKJV)
"...that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God." (Colossians 1:10 NKJV)
The 17th century English poet and pastor George Herbert held the office of the pastor (or “country parson” as he called it) in high regard and held the person filling that office to a high standard of living.
"I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." (John 6:35 NKJV)