Read James 1:23–27 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. James 1:23–24 When we look into the mirror...

Read Isaiah 40:27—44:28 Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 The word wait in the King James Version of Isaiah 40:31 means “to hope,”...

Read Colossians 1:1–2 To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse: Grace and peace to you from God our Father. Colossians 1:2 Colosse probably would never have been mentioned in the New Testament had it not been for the church there. The city is never named in the...

Read 1 Corinthians 4:14–21 The kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power. 1 Corinthians 4:20 Pride is a terrible thing in the Christian life and in the church. The yeast of sin (5:6–8) had made the Corinthians “puffed up,” even to the point of saying...

Read Ecclesiastes 10:1–10 I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. Ecclesiastes 10:7 If there is one person who needs wisdom, it is the ruler of a nation. Lyndon B. Johnson said, “A president’s hardest task is not to do what is right, but to...

Read Isaiah 50—51 Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame. Isaiah 50:7 Everything Jesus said and did was taught to Him by His Father. He prayed to the...

Read Hebrews 10:1–18 He waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. Hebrews 10:13–14 How do we know personally that we have a perfect standing before God? Because of the witness of the Holy...

Read 1 John 2:18–20 You have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 1 John 2:20 “It makes no difference what you believe, just as long as you are sincere!” That statement expresses the personal philosophy of many people today, but it is doubtful...

Read 1 John 2:21–25 Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ.… No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. 1 John 2:22–23 A missionary to Native Americans was in Los Angeles with an...

Read James 2:5–13 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! James 2:12–13 License (doing whatever we want to do) is the worst...