Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Christ is commanding us to be a light unto the world around us. In the previous two verses, Christ compares our light to a city on […]
Matthew 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Do you understand the basic knowledge of the ways of God? While Christ was on this earth, he taught us many things about how God expects us to live our lives. If you do not take time to add knowledge of […]
Proverbs 28:16 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
When God asked Solomon to request whatever he wanted, Solomon asked for wisdom to govern the people that were under him. Understanding human nature is an important part of being a person in authority. This […]
Proverbs 21:22 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.
When David faced Goliath, he went after the strength of the enemy. By defeating Goliath, it discouraged the enemy from continuing the fight. The lesson from this verse not only has application for fighting a war, […]
Psalms 141:3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Do you pray daily for God to protect you from evil? Do you pray that God will put a guard over your mouth so that you do not say foolish things? Do you pray that God will guard your eyes […]
Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
You claim to love the Lord, but does your actions demonstrate to God and others that you hate evil? Do you avoid the things of this world in order to […]
Psalms 80:19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.
Are you ready to repent of your violations of God’s perfect law? Are you ready to live your life in the fullness of God’s glory? The world does that which is right in their own eyes. […]
James 4:2 yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
In this passage you see a very important element of prayer, asking. In Matthew 7:7 Jesus told you �Ask, and it shall be given you�. He went on to say in verse 8 �For every one that asketh receiveth�. Christ taught the importance of asking when HE promised you in Matthew 21:22 �And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.�
It is important to ask, but just as important in asking is making sure you are asking for the right thing. James went on to tell you in verse 3 �Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.� Thus it is not only important that you ask but that you ask for the right thing. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus analogized our relationship with God to that of a son asking his father for bread. Jesus explained that a father would not give his son a rock when he asked for bread. Jesus then said in Matthew 7:11 �If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
