Psalm 38:3-6    Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; my bones have no soundness because of my sin.  My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden […]

Numbers 3:9-10    Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.   Appoint Aaron and his sons to serve as […]

1 Thessalonians 5:10-11    [Our Lord Jesus Christ] died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.  Therefore encourage one another and build […]

Proverbs 25:16, 27-28   If you find honey, eat just enough – too much of it, and you will vomit. … It is not good to eat too much honey, nor […]

Psalm 10:14   But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; you consider it to take it in hand.  The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of […]

Leviticus 8:8   [Moses] placed the breastpiece on [Aaron] and put the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece. Much scholarly time and effort has gone into trying to determine what the […]

1 Thessalonians 1:6-7   You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.  And […]

Proverbs 19:3   A man’s own folly ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD. On ’April Fool’s Day’, it is good for us to reflect on this gem […]

John 21:21-22   When Peter saw [John], he asked, “Lord, what about him?”  Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?  You […]

Leviticus 1:5   [When anyone brings an offering to the LORD], he is to slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and then Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring the blood […]

Philippians 3:17-20   Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.  For, as I have often told […]

Proverbs 15:3  The eyes of the LORD are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. The verb ‘keeping watch’ in this verse (‘tzaphah’) can apply to either guarding someone […]

John 15:5-6  “I am the vine; you are the branches.  If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can […]

Exodus 35:35  [The LORD] has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers […]

Ephesians 3:4-6  In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as […]

Proverbs 5:21-23  For a man’s ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.  The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords […]