Psalms 119:10-11
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Whenever a treasure of great worth is discovered, there is this natural human tendency to preserve it, to hide it away in a place where [...]

Zechariah 4:6-7 KJV
(6)  Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.
(7)  Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the [...]

James 1:23-25 KJV
(23) For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
(24) For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
(25) But whoso looketh into the perfect [...]

John 4:6 KJV(6) Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
So what are you looking to take care of when you’re tired, hungry and thirsty? I know that for me after a long day in the sun, I’m just looking [...]

Psalms 24:9 KJV (9)  Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.
The lifting, the drawing nigh, the opened eyes- if the force of God and His incredible greatness is going to make His way into our lives to bring deliverance and [...]

1 Corinthians 1:18-19 KJV
(18)  For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
(19)  For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
There’s always a problem when a [...]

Ephesians 1:18-23 ISV
(18)  Then, with the eyes of your hearts enlightened, you will know the hope of his calling, the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints,

For the one in the middle of a job loss, family break-up, personal failure, financial disaster, or physical/mental disability it might be acceptable to at least acknowledge the [...]

Ephesians 1:17 KJV
(17) That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Ok, what’s the best thing you ever got as a gift? What made it to the top of your list as the all time best [...]

Hebrews 13:3 KJV
(3)  Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
So what good does it do to put yourself in their shoes? How does it help to envision yourself in the position of someone going through great difficulty and opposition? Would [...]

Ephesians 1:15,16 MKJV Therefore I also, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and love to all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,
You might think this mention of prayer for the ones who are already demonstrating faithfulness and love would be a bit contradictory. [...]