Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. Hebrews 10:35-36 Most of us have a distorted idea about patience. We think of it as something designed …

My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. —Psalm 84:2 Loneliness is one of the greatest problems people face today. It is a leading cause of suicide-that is now the third greatest killer of students in the United States. People feel various kinds of loneliness. One of …

Luke 22:32 ‘But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.’ LUKE 22:32 The concept of ‘conversion’ is mentioned in the Holy Scriptures at least 14 times. The basic meaning of the term is a turning or returning to God. …

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1 Think about that for a moment! God has reserved the right to override the will of a nation’s leader, if need be, to see that His people …

The words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. —John 6:63 To one of the most religious men of His day, Jesus said, “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). Nicodemus could not substitute his profound knowledge of religion for spiritual rebirth, and neither can …

Matthew 26:33 ‘Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended.’ MATTHEW 26:33 Just like Peter, we are often more confident of ourselves than God is. Many Christians are devastated when they fail in some area that they …

And I will do–I Myself will grant–whatever you may ask in My name [presenting all I AM] so that the Father may be glorified and extolled in [through] the Son. John 14:13 In Jesus’ Name. It’s more than a phrase we tack onto the end of our prayers. All that …

He that walketh righteously … shall dwell on high. —Isaiah 33:15,16 Being pure in conduct also includes honesty and integrity in dealing with our fellowmen. A Christian should be known in his neighborhood or place of business as an honest person, a person who can be trusted. Jesus said, “Blessed …

John 13:35 ‘By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.’ JOHN 13:35 Jesus didn’t say that all men would know we are His disciples by our doctrine, our rituals, our hatred for sin, or even by the way we express …

John 13:34 ‘A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.’ JOHN 13:34 Jesus previously stated that all the law and the prophets were dependent on loving God first, and then loving your neighbor as yourself. …