Category Archives: Scripture

Psalm 116:10 (NIV 1984) I believed; therefore I said,     “I am greatly afflicted.” Life circumstances can be complex, challenging, and sometimes overwhelming.  There are times when we may wonder if things will ever let up or if we will ever … Continue reading →

Psalm 116:8-9 (NIV 1984) For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death,     my eyes from tears,     my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord     in the land of the living. What peace can come from … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 4:15 (NIV 1984) All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. Is it possible to be anything but thankful … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 4:6 (NIV 1984) For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 1:12 (NIV 1984) Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God. We have done … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV 1984) Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those … Continue reading →

1 Timothy 3:4 (NIV 1984) He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect. The Bible contains so much practical advice for us.  Heeding the advice found in the Scriptures can help … Continue reading →

Colossians 3:21 (NIV 1984) Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. You may have heard the expression, “it goes both ways.”  Well, yesterday we considered how important it is to honor our earthly parents.  Today, we … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 5:16 (NIV 1984) “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live long and that it may go well with you in the land the Lord your God is … Continue reading →

Matthew 21:16 (NIV 1984) “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they      asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, “‘From the lips of children and infants     you have ordained praise’?” Yesterday we considered that a simple childlike faith … Continue reading →