Ephesians 4: 26 – 27 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Anger is a hot topic, I used to have anger issues, mainly stemmed from frustration, stress, and the mailbox; it just wouldn’t stop sending me bills. Then one day, I just said to myself, “You’re the only one that controls this.” I started controlling my anger; the more I tried, the easier it became. But there are times when righteous anger swells up inside m

Galatians 3: 13 -14 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. The Apostle Paul wrote this epistle to the Galatians. The Galatians were trying to combine Judaism with Christianity, believing that they would have to be circumcised to be saved

Genesis 13: 1 -5 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had fl

Jeremiah 17:7 "Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit. This is such a beautiful verse and promise given to us by God, and it reflects God's love towards us. In the six verses proceeding this, God is talking about the land of Judah w

1 Peter 5:10 -11 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Nearing the end of his letter Peter skillfully weaves this prayer into his closure, it’s hard to detect that he has just invoked a prayer of blessing. Peter begins by writing; But the God of all grace, reminding his readers of who God

Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. To better understand the first portion of this verse, Let your conversation be without covetousness. The Greek word for conversation is tropos which means, character, or how one conducts himself. It’s not conversation

2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. How loud do you think it will be when God removes the heavens? Everything is going to go through the fire, and fire removes all the excess. I mentioned to a friend once that I didn’t want to mark a book up, and he laughed and said, “I

Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. This is the verse that Martin Luther read, and he received a profound revelation from God. He said, 'it was like the gates of heaven were opened." This revelation gave him an understanding that salvation is received through faith and not works; it changed his life. I asked my pastor once, "Why is faith so important?" He laughed and said something l

Ecclesiastes 12:9-11 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. God wants you to be in a good church family, a place where you can lea

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Chances are, if you have been a Christian for any length of time, you have read this verse, or you’ve heard it from a friend. There are some curious attributes regarding this scripture. When you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you humble yourself and fall on the stone of salvation, which is Jesus Christ. Mathew 21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but