Monthly Archives: August 2017

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV) Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. “We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty.”—Winston Churchill in a lecture (Feb. 3, 1932). Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), … Continue reading →

Psalm 101:7 (NIV) No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks falsely will stand in my presence. “To lie a little is not possible; whoever lies, lies a whole lie.” —Victor Hugo in Les Miserables. Elesha Hodge, comp., Today’s Best Illustrations – Volumes 1-4, (Carol … Continue reading →

Ezekiel 13:8 (NIV) Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you,” declares the Sovereign LORD. I was invited to a home to talk with a father about his son. As he described the circumstances, he said, “The thing that … Continue reading →

John 15:18-20 (NIV) 18  “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19  If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. … Continue reading →

Hebrews 11:16 (NIV) Instead, they were longing for a better country–a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them. Heaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this … Continue reading →

Revelation 15:4 (NIV) Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” A true love of God must begin with a delight in his holiness, and not … Continue reading →

Ephesians 4:25 (NIV)  Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. To be persuasive, we must be believable. To be believable, we must be credible. To be credible, we must be truthful. —Edward R. Murrow Elesha Hodge, … Continue reading →

Psalm 8:2 (NIV) From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. One night, my 5-year-old hugged me and said, “I love you, Mommy, but I love God more.” I was pleased and told her, “That’s the way … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:12 (NIV) Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Timothy Keller, suggests that our ability to forgive depends on the amount of emotional wealth we have. In other words, if I have a vast reservoir of self-worth or dignity or joy, someone might gossip about me, … Continue reading →

Matthew 9:22 (NIV) Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that moment. “A faith that hasn’t been tested can’t be trusted.”  — Adrian Rogers Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale … Continue reading →