Monthly Archives: October 2018

1 Peter 4:14 (NASB)  If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. “It is preferable to have the whole world against thee, than Jesus offended with thee.” — Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) Edythe Draper, … Continue reading →

Isaiah 43:1 (NASB) 1  But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! The purpose of Christ’s redeeming work was to make it possible for … Continue reading →

Hosea 14:2 (NLT2)  Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.”  “He who does not praise God while here on earth shall in eternity be dumb.” — Jan Van Ruysbroeck (1293-1381) … Continue reading →

Psalm 95:7-8 (NASB)  For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, 8  Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness. “A man’s spiritual … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:8 (NASB)  When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.” “The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God.”  Rick Warren

Acts 16:25 (NASB) But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. “A Christian is more music / When he prays, / Than spheres, or angel’s praises be.” — John Donne (1572-1631) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations … Continue reading →

1 Peter 1:3 (NASB)  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. [The Resurrection of Christ] has substituted for the fear … Continue reading →

Matthew 6:6 (NASB) 6  “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” “A prayer is not holy chewing gum and you don’t have … Continue reading →

Colossians 1:21-22 (NASB) 21 And although you were formerly alienated and hostile in mind, engaged in evil deeds, 22 yet He has now reconciled you in His fleshly body through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach. “A great many people are trying … Continue reading →