Moreover, they did not require an accounting from the men into whose hand they gave the money to pay to those who did the work, for they dealt faithfully. 2 Kings 12:15 NASB Dealt faithfully – Perhaps you’ve noticed some very odd things about the Hebrew community of Torah; things that seem unimaginable in our…
I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs. Luke 11:8 NASB Persistence – What does it mean to have faith? For most of us, it means to…
pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray – “But have you really prayed about it?” That’s what the woman said when the discussion turned toward prayer about possible choices ahead. “I’ve prayed about this, but I just don’t know what God wants me to do.” Answer: “But have you really, really prayed about it?” Implication: …
Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? James 2:5 NASB Poor – James was only kidding, right? Who could really imagine that God chose the poor? Especially when these days everyone…
Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4 ESV By his faith – Paul made this verse one of the most important citations in the New Testament when he quoted the prophet Habakkuk as the summary of the letter to the…
And Yeshua seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “My son, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 2:5 (Tim Hegg translation) Seeing – “The very fact that Yeshua is described as ‘seeing their faith’ is indicative of how the Apostles defined faith. Faith simply could not exist as a hidden thought in the heart. Believing and…
But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? James 2:20 NASB You foolish fellow – Oswald Chambers’ devotional for October 28 makes an astounding statement. “I am not saved by believing; I realize that I am saved by believing. It is not repentance that saves me, repentance is…
And Jesus answered and said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you have faith, and do not doubt, you shall not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ it shall happen.” Matthew 21:21 NASB Doubt…
And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith, for truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.” Matthew 17:20 NASB Impossible – Wouldn’t it…
Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law. (Rom. 3:27-28, ESV). Works – I know. I’ve put two verses for consideration today, rather than…
