Psalm 75:4-7  To the arrogant I say, ‘Boast no more,’ and to the wicked, ‘Do not lift up your horns.  Do not lift your horns against heaven; do not speak so […]

2 Corinthians 12:20-21 For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want […]

Ezekiel 25:1-4a, 7b  The word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.  Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the […]

2 Corinthians 8:5  And they exceeded our expectations:  They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us. In the face of […]

2 Samuel 14:28-30  Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face. Then Absalom sent for Joab in order to send him to the king, but Joab refused to […]

Psalm 66:18-20  If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.  Praise be to God, who has […]

Ezekiel 19:14b  “This is a lament and is to be used as a lament.” Ezekiel’s love of, respect for, and commitment to the LORD God’s covenant with his people Israel, moved this […]

2 Corinthians 4:5-7 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of […]

2 Samuel 7:11b-12  “The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a house for you:  When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your […]

Psalm 55:16-17  As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.  Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,  and he hears my voice. David’s use of some particular Hebrew […]

Ezekiel 13:10-12  “Because they lead my people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash, therefore tell those […]

2 Samuel 2:26-28  Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever?  Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness?  How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their […]

Ezekiel 7:19-21  They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be treated as a thing unclean.  Their silver and gold will not be able to deliver them in […]

Psalm 46:4-5  There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.  God is within her, she will not fall; God will […]

1 Samuel 26:12  So David took the spear and water jug near Saul’s head, and they left.  No one saw or knew about it, nor did anyone wake up.  They were all sleeping, […]

1 Corinthians 8:5-6  For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is but […]