Matthew 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
This is one of those passages that are extremely difficult to fully comprehend. How is it that you can be happy when you are suffering because you have chosen to do the right thing? When others persecute you […]
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
When you add knowledge of the ways of God to your life, then you understand how God expects you to live. Not only do you read the commands of Christ on how to live, but you can also study the life […]
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
How do you respond to others around you? Do you show them mercy when they are going through hard times or do you judge them and cause them to feel worse than they do? When was the last time you heard about a famous Christian […]
Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
God tells us that Moses was a man who was very meek. (Numbers 12:3). In Matthew 11:29, Jesus commands us, Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart. God desires that you learn to develop […]
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Until you learn how to grieve for your sins, how can you expect to be comforted by God? Jesus tells the story of two men who go into the temple to pray, one was a Pharisee and the other a publican. The Pharisee was […]
Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
You have heard about those individuals who are deep in debt because they spend a large portion of their budget on the local lottery or gambling. These individuals are always trying to get rich quick. […]
Proverbs 28:14 Happy is the man that feareth always: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
Are you happy? When people ask you about your day, do you immediately tell them all the good things that occurred in your life or do you waste your time discouraging them with all the bad things […]
Proverbs 20:7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
What you do will affect the lives of others. If you act as a fool, your children may be cursed. If you live your life in accordance with the will of God, then God will bless your children and your grandchildren.
Why […]
1 Corinthians 13:6 but rejoiceth in the truth;
Love does not rejoice in the injustices that occur in the life of others but it does rejoice when it sees the truth. Love looks for the good in others and when it finds it, it receives great joy. When Boaz meet Ruth, he went out of his […]
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
The Lord owns the cattle on a thousand hills. Rich people can be very miserable. They are so busy hoarding their money that they fail to enjoy life. However, when God blesses one of his children with money and […]
2 Samuel 6:20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
Paul tells us […]
Acts 27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.
The good favor of God today does not mean that you receive HIS favor tomorrow. Too often, we see Christians who simply guide their life by anything that appears to be the blessing […]
Acts 16:22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
Paul and Silas were being beaten because Paul healed a woman who had demon spirits in her. Paul and Silas were doing good in the name of Jesus Christ and as a result they […]
Acts 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Peter and the apostles had just spent a night in jail for the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. God had preformed a wonderful miracle in which they were released from prison. […]
II Corinthians 2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.
God has a perfect plan for your life. God understands you like no one else does. God desires to show you the way in which you are […]
I John 2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.
Christ commanded us that we are to love the Lord with all our heart and love our neighbor as ourselves. During the Sermon on the Mount, Christ likened anger with your brother to that of […]
Psalms 134:1 Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
How many times have you asked the Lord to bless you? How many times have you interceded with God that HE would do something great in your life? How many times have you […]
Psalms 132:12 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne forevermore.
David was promised that his seed could sit on the throne of Israel forever if they followed the ways of God. It was up to each generation to follow the […]
Psalms 128:1 Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
Do you desire to be blessed of the Lord? This Psalm describes some of the ways that God will bless you if you fear HIM. God will bless you financially if you fear HIM and walk according to HIS will. God […]
Psalms 124:2 If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, when men rose up against us:
How many times in Israel’s history would they have been destroyed had God not intervened? When the Egyptians tried to chance down the Israelites, God destroyed them by causing the Red Sea to crash down upon […]
Psalms 112:1 Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
There are two types of obedience, there is a grumbling obedience and a cheerful obedience. God desires that you learn to cheerfully obey HIM. This means that you must change your attitude so that your desire […]
Psalms 37:34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shall see it.
Do you desire God to do great things through you? In order to receive the blessing of God exalting you to do great things for HIM, HE […]
James 5:7-8 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
There is a time […]
Psalms 90:17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
This psalm is titled the Prayer of Moses. Moses had a special calling on his life; Moses was to deliver the people of […]
Psalms 85:12 Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
You desire good things in life. You do not desire evil things to occur to you. You do not desire to be inundated with bad news. Jesus tells us that “he maketh his sun to rise on the […]
Psalms 78:8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
Where is your heart? Are you totally committed to God? Have you made a commitment to follow God with all your heart?
God did many wonderful works […]
Psalms 72:10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
In this Psalm we see David praying a prayer for Solomon. David requests that God give to Solomon HIS’ judgments. David is asking God to bless the reign of his son. As a […]
Psalms 67:2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
David asks God to do three things for him so that God’s way may be known in the world. In verse one, David asks God to be merciful, to bless, and for God to cause HIS’ face […]
Psalms 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
You desire for God to hear your prayers and answer them, but the first question you need to ask yourself is whether your heart is right towards God. You are a servant of God and you have dedicated your […]
Psalms 65:4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
In David’s time, God had chosen the line of Aaron to approach unto God and be […]
