When [the devil] speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44 Some people find it difficult to believe God’s promises because they’ve seen so many things in the natural world that seem to contradict them. They’ve seen faithful …

Truly Trusting God I will instruct . . . you in the way you should go . . . with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8 Psalm 32:6-11 Today’s Insights A penitential psalm is a personal lament where the author confesses sin, expresses sorrow in repentance, and entrusts himself …

Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. —Psalm 51:12 (TLB) It is not unusual for persons in their early twenties to defect from their early teaching. The reasons are many. Perhaps their exposure to unbelief “took” better than their exposure to …

Imitate Me Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Today’s Insights In 2 Thessalonians 2, some believers in Jesus had quit their jobs and were living off the generosity of the church because they’d been misled by false teachers that Jesus …

Who gave himself for our sins . . . —Galatians 1:4 Years ago King Charles V was loaned a large sum of money by a merchant in Antwerp. The note came due, but the king was bankrupt and unable to pay. The merchant gave a great banquet for the King. …

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with thee. Exodus 3:11-12 Have you ever had a Holy Spirit-inspired dream, a dream of doing …

Hopeless or Hopeful We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it. Numbers 13:30 Numbers 13:26-33 Today’s Insights The negative report of the ten faithless spies must have created quite a commotion within the Israelite camp. We read that Caleb “silenced the people …

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. Luke 6:49 Do you ever have seasons in your life …

God’s Love Never Runs Out His mercies never cease. Lamentations 3:22 nlt Lamentations 3:19-26 Today’s Insights As its English title suggests, the book of Lamentations is a book of lament. Though the author is anonymous, Jewish tradition upholds Jeremiah’s authorship. The Septuagint (the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible translated into Greek), …

I am like a sheltered olive tree protected by the Lord himself. I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. —Psalm 52:8 (TLB) Turn to your Bible and read the wonderful stories of men who were alone in godless surroundings but who, by the help and presence of …