Proverbs 15:31–33 “31 The ear that listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise. 32 Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence. 33 The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.” Have you ever noticed that people who are proud and arrogant…
Ezekiel 34:1–4 “1 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 You eat the fat,…
Psalm 37:7 “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!” We’ve all heard or witnessed the accounts of crimes being committed by individuals who get away with the crime because of some legal technicality.…
Matthew 5:11–12 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” When was the last time you heard a professed follower…
1 Thessalonians 2:11–12 “For you know how, like a father with his children, we exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.” Our society and many of the churches in our country experience the negative…
Romans 12:3–6 “3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members,…
John 13:35 “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” In John 13, Jesus puts an amazing example of love on display. As a humble servant, Jesus takes a basin of water and washes the feet of each disciple. When Jesus gets to Peter, he…
Romans 6:13–14 “13 Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under…
Isaiah 35:3–4 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.” There are many circumstances and there are many people that can fill hearts…
John 12:42–43 42 Nevertheless, many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God. Through the life…