Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down…Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety is a reaction to the emotion of fear. It isn’t necessarily a sin but can become one when we choose not to trust God. The Bible tells us not to be anxious about anything (Phil 4:6) but also to cast our anxieties on Him (1 … Read more
Casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.1 Peter 5:7 When talking about anxiety in the Bible, you might find words like “worry,” “concern,” or “cares” instead. They all have the same idea. Anxiety is so common in our world today. Really, it’s been around since Adam sinned, and sin entered the … Read more
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.2 Corinthians 12:10 Saying, “For when I am weak, then I am strong,” seems contradictory. How can you be both weak and strong at the same time? Right before … Read more
but if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not feel ashamed, but in that name let him glorify God. 1 Peter 4:16 Christ-followers today generally refer to themselves as Christians. But that wasn’t so in the early church. In fact, it’s possible the word “Christian” was only used by unbelievers to mock believers. At … Read more
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.John 3:16 When you think of God as your Deliverer, what comes to mind? It might be when He rescued you from a difficult situation or the pit of despair. Maybe He … Read more
Even as there will be false teachers among you,who will bring in destructive heresies…2 Peter 2:1b What do you know about false teachers? Scripture talks quite a bit about them, so as believers, we do well to know what the Bible tells us about these deceptive teachers. You might think it would be easy to … Read more
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,2 Peter 1:1 Asking who wrote 2 Peter might seem like a silly question. However, Petrine authorship has been debated for centuries. Interestingly, no one questions that Peter wrote the first letter. But many think he didn’t write the second. Why do some think Peter isn’t the … Read more
Jesus answered, “Watch out that no one deceives you.”Matthew 24:4 Why do we need to watch out that no one deceives us? Because we are in a battle, and our enemy uses every opportunity to trick us so that we give in to temptation. Our enemy is the devil, and he uses the world and … Read more
For our God is a consuming fire.Hebrews 12:29 In Part 1, we examined several Scriptures about God’s fire and focused on what others thought about asking it to fall on them. Some were for it, and others against it. I shared my limited experience singing the songs that asked for the fire to fall and … Read more
The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind.2 Kings 2:1a In Part 11, Elijah had his last assignment from God. He confronted Ahaziah, Israel’s newest king. Ahaziah dared to send messengers to inquire of the false god of Ekron, Baal-zebub. So, God again demonstrated His sovereign rule … Read more