2 Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity are eight qualities that Peter calls the great and precious promises. These eight qualities are a gift from God to enable you to be partakers of the divine […]

Proverbs 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
One of the characteristics of a person who has virtue is that they have filled their heart with wisdom. Scripture tells us that out of the abundance of the heart, does the mouth speak. Your mouth will not speak […]

Proverbs 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Jesus tells a parable where he describes the kingdom of heaven to ten virgins who went out to meet the bridegroom. Some of the virgins were wise and they took extra oil in case the bridegroom tarried while other virgins […]

Proverbs 22:29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
God expects you to be diligent. If you are diligent, HE will reward you. In 2 Peter 1:4-7, we are told about eight precious promises that you can obtain. The eight precious promises are […]

Proverbs 12:4 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
In Proverbs 31, Solomon was instructed to find a virtuous woman for a wife. In that passage, we are shown the character traits that are found in a virtuous woman. This passage demonstrates one […]

Proverbs 11:22 As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Pigs naturally use their nose to dig up dirt. To a pig, dirt provides them valuable vitamins and minerals they need in order to stay healthy. Furthermore, by digging up dirt, they find worms, grubs and […]

I Corinthians 13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
Too many Christians worship at the gods of modern education. They obtain knowledge and they allow that knowledge to […]

II Peter 1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to your virtue knowledge;
Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity are eight qualities that Peter calls the great and precious promises. These eight qualities are a gift from God to enable you to be partakers of […]

Jonah 4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry.
What was Jonah angry about? Was he angry at the sin that he saw in Nineveh? Was he angry at the debauchery of the people? Was he angry at himself for being so foolish to think that he could run away from God? No, […]

Isaiah 58:10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy thy afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness as the noonday:
In this passage we see a promise of God conditioned by your actions. If you love your neighbor as yourself, if you look after those who […]

Esther 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Esther had just heard through a […]

Genesis 50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
This is the culmination of the wonderful story of Joseph. Joseph had a great vision, but his brothers sold him as a slave to Egypt. […]

Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
In this passage Solomon gives us a list of opposites regarding timing. In verse four, there is “A time to weep, and a time to laugh”. In verse seven, there is “a time to keep silence, and a […]

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Bad things happen to good people. Good things happen to bad people. It is important to understand that God is in control and that HE has a plan. If […]

Lamentations 3:26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Waiting is never easy, but in this verse we see that not only are we supposed to wait, but that we are to do so quietly. What does it mean to quietly wait? How does one […]

Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
The words wait and seeking do not seem like they belong in the same passage. A very quick glance at this passage would cause one to scratch their head and wonder what this verse means. Wait typically means […]

Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
The prophet Isaiah heard the voice of God, and upon hearing what was near to God, Isaiah was in a position to please God by doing that […]

Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
You have been taught that God can do the impossible. You have read all the stories in the Bible about the miracles God has preformed. You have talked with […]

III John 12 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
Little is known about Demetrius. There is mention in the book of Acts of a Demetrius who was a silver smith who helped lead a rebellion in […]

3 John 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
Every day you are faced with a decision; are you going to do good or are you going to do evil? People do you wrong, […]

III John 3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
When others talk about you, what do they talk about? Do they speak about your walk with God or do they speak about other characteristics that have no eternal […]

I John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
You are commanded to add to your faith […]

I John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Do you desire to see your prayers answered? Then you need to start learning what to ask God for in your prayers. If you take the time to first understand […]

I John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Are you on the winning side? The battle of life has only two sides, either you are with God or you are of the world. In this passage, […]

I John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Just because someone proclaims to be a preacher, it does not mean that you must automatically believe every word that they say. Instead, God desires that you learn to […]

I John 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Your prayer life is directly connected to your daily life. How you live will help control whether God answers your prayers. If you are a righteous man who is doing […]

I John 3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
Today we live in a society where everyone wants to be friends. We live in a society where tolerance is preached. The world also is requesting for peace. However, you are not of the same mold as the world. You march to the beat […]

I John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eye, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Virtue requires that you fill your life with things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and of a good […]

I John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
It is real easy to become materialistic and start to love the things of the world more than God. Most people spend most of their week […]

I John 2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Temptation is all around us. Even Jesus, the Son of God was tempted. It is not a sin to be tempted; it is a sin to yield to temptation. Jesus was tempted like you, but […]