2 Peter 3:18 - "but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."Men get wisdom by books...God's wisdom is from God's book by digging. Wood & hay are on the surface, but if we want gold, silver, and precious stones, we must dig for them.  -  Wiersbe. ...  Read More

John 7 : 17 - Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own...In order to know God and His Word, one must desire to do God's will. Faith and obedience are the prerequisites for understanding, not study alone. ...  Read More

This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you... We grow by loving each other. Following Jesus' example of sacrificial service is how we do so.Let's love like Jesus today! ...  Read More

Psalm 18 : 19 - The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me…David was a man of integrity. Saul was a man of duplicity. He was double-minded, looking in two directions at once. But David kept his eyes on the Lord. When our hands are clean, no matter how difficult life may be, God will see us through. Trust Him today!...  Read More

"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit." - John 3 : 8. Like the wind, the Spirit is unseen, but powerful. We are not called to control or predict either, but follow the Holy Spirit's leading each day! ...  Read More

John 18 : 38 - Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" The problem with sharing the truth is that a person's life is determined by their capacity to tolerate truth. Many people don't want truth. Do you? ...  Read More

 Ezra 8 : 23 - So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer…Ezra trusted God would provide their needs as they sought Him in fasting and prayer. God answers as we seek Him! ...  Read More

Luke 1 : 37 - Wuest ...for in the presence of God, no word [of God] shall be impossible."When God speaks, that word has power; and when we believe and act on that word, the power goes to work." - Wiersbe ...  Read More

Hebrews 11 : 6 - "Without faith it is impossible to please Him…"Faith is the key to a successful Christian life. It enables you to reach out and accept the gift of salvation. And it is faith that takes you by the hand and walks you from one level of spiritual maturity to another. That is why the Word of God says, "Without faith it is impossible to please God". -  Chuck Smith ...  Read More

Philippians 3 : 13a -  "Forgetting those things which are behind…" Let's keep our eyes on the goal; let's be sure we are running in the lane God has assigned to us. Let God take care of the other runners…  Jesus says to us as He did to Peter, "What is that to thee? Follow thou me." Wiersbe. Paul finished his course with joy. Let us do the same, starting today! ...  Read More

Psalm 94 : 19 - In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul...When the ocean of stress tries to wash over us, Jesus still speaks peace to the winds and waves in our soul!...  Read More

Romans 8 : 28 - "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose..."Discovering God's purpose IN your life, helps you filter everything that comes TO your life. He is good and works His good plan in your life. ...  Read More

https://kevincarson.com/2025/01/02/10-benefits-of-reading-your-bible-every-day-in-the-new-year/Psalm 119 : 18 - "open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law."...  Read More

Luke 9 : 59 - Then He said to another, "Follow Me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." This man did not want to disappoint Jesus, nor to hurt his father. We put sensitive loyalty to relatives in place of loyalty to Jesus Christ and Jesus has to take the last place. "In a conflict of loyalty, obey Jesus Christ at all costs."  - Oswald Chambers ...  Read More

Philippians 3 : 12 - Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me…What keeps us from running the race as we should? Sometimes we get out of training. Like an athlete needs training, so the Christian must obey the Lord and be careful about his spiritual disciplines. Let's go forward even more i...  Read More

John 11 : 6 - When He heard that he (Lazarus) was sick, He stayed two more days in the place where He was...Has God been silent as you come near the end of this year? His silence is proof of His trust that you're willing to wait until you have His answer. Like Mary & Martha God's silence is here because He knows you are willing for a greater revelation of who He is in your life! Wait on the Lord, ...  Read More

Luke 2 : 11 - For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord….     Merry Christmas! ...  Read More

Matthew 2 : 1 - Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him, but the wise men, "c[a]me to worship Him." Are you so close, but still far from Him? Or do you still come to worship Him today?" ...  Read More

Psalm 37 : 23-24 - "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand."Today, let God lead both your steps...AND your stops. God gives second chances everyday. ...  Read More

Psalm 92 : 1 - "It is good to give thanks to the Lord, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High.""We [w]ould be ten times more full of bliss if we were proportionately more full of thankfulness."   -  Spurgeon...  Read More

Isaiah 7 : 14 - Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel…God, the Son - from eternity past was known as Logos.  But since God the Son has confined Himself to a physical body for eternity, He wants us to know that He is Immanuel, "God with us." Do you know Him as the God who is near? ...  Read More

Luke 2 : 17 - Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child...The first witnesses of Jesus' incarnation urge us to tell others who will marvel at God's greatest gift to man. God tell it on the Front Range that Jesus Christ is born! Invite someone to hear the message of Christ. ...  Read More

2 Peter 3 : 18 - "but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen."The stability of the Christian comes from his faith in the Word of God, his knowledge of that Word, and his ability to use that Word in the practical decisions of life. - Warren Wiersbe ...  Read More

Jonah 2 : 1 & 7 - Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish's belly... "When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord; And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple..."How often do we know what God wants, yet stubbornly run in the opposite direction? We can try to run away from God, or we can try to run TO God. If you are far from the Lord, lift up your prayer to Him. He he...  Read More