Read 1 John 2:1–6 If anyone obeys his word, God’s love is truly made complete in him. 1 John 2:5 Obedience to God’s Word is proof of our love for Him. There are three motives for obedience. We can obey because we have to, because we need to, or because...
Read 1 Peter 1:6–7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter 1:6 All God plans and performs here is in preparation for what He has in store for us in heaven. He...
Read 1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7 When someone asked...
Read Colossians 1:16–17 [Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 A guide took a group of people through an atomic laboratory and explained how all matter was composed of rapidly moving particles. The tourists studied models of molecules and were amazed to learn...
Read Colossians 3:18—4:1 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Colossians 3:20 John H. Starkey was a violent British criminal. He murdered his own wife, then was convicted for the crime and executed. The officials asked General William Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, to conduct...
Read 1 Corinthians 6:1–8 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. 1 Corinthians 6:7 The church at Corinth was rapidly losing its testimony in the city. Not only did the unsaved know about the immorality in the assembly, but they were...
Read Colossians 1:24–27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 God has initiated a new program—His mystery—that was not explained by the Old Testament prophets. The mystery is that...
Read Ecclesiastes 8:14–17 No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Ecclesiastes 8:17 People who have to know everything are destined for disappointment. Through many difficult days and sleepless nights, the Preacher applied himself diligently...
Read 1 Corinthians 14:26–35 God is not a God of disorder but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33 We must use the Word of God to test every message we hear, asking the Spirit to guide us. There are false teachers in the world, and we must beware (1 John 4:1)....
Read Job 1:20–22 The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised. Job 1:21 The hosts of heaven and of hell watched to see how Job would respond to the loss of his wealth and his children. He expressed his grief in...