Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts Psalm 139:23 Search – Unless you’re crazy or a fanatic, you won’t repeat David’s plea without a great deal of hesitation. This is no casual request. Do you really want God to search your heart? Do you really want Him to…
Therefore be on the alert, remembering that night and day for a period of three years I did not cease to admonish each one with tears. Acts 20:31 With Tears – We should really have started with “admonish.” You just can’t understand the impact of the Greek words meta dakruon (with tears) unless you first…
You will then say to me, “Why does He yet find fault? For who has resisted His counsel?” Romans 9:19 Find Fault – Can anyone overcome the will of God? Of course not! God is all powerful. Whatever He determines to do, He does. Not a single creature in heaven or on earth can stop…
so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 2:7 He Might Show – Why are you being saved? Did you think that you experience redemption so that you can go to heaven? Not so. Of course, redemption will result…
and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save Yourself!” Luke 23:37 Save Yourself – A friend of mine is about to lose his home. He took a job far away in response to God’s call. His house remains unsold. Now foreclosure breathes down his neck. Another one I know has been unemployed…
And hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:17 To Call – Jesus came to call sinners. Do you agree? Do your actions demonstrate that you would rather spend…
or lest I become poor and I steal, and so do violence to the name of God Proverbs 30:9 Violence – This just doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense. We can easily see how stealing breaks one of God’s laws. We can see how stealing might harm the owner of what I steal. …
And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking on ahead of them; and they were amazed, and those who followed were fearful. Mark 10:32 Amazed – Do you think that following Jesus is just perfectly clear? After all, He is the Son of God. Of course you will follow…
Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel’s sake but that he will receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters…
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 Patience and Instruction – How long does the leader of the flock continue to reprove, rebuke and exhort? How much time should it take to bring the followers to full maturity? When does…
