Focus: Jeremiah 1:12 - KJV 12. Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.   Jeremiah 31:28   The promises of God are Yea and in Him, Amen. Whenever the Lord gives His word, it is as good as done. For instance, when the Lord said to us at the closing of the last year that the new year shall be a year of better life, we believe Him and cling to it for we know it is settled in heaven and therefore, already done. But when a promise t

Focus: Romans 2:16 - KJV 16. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.   1 Corinthians 4:1-5   By the philosophies of men, there is no art for finding the mind’s construction on the face. In essence, whatever is done in the secret of a man’s heart, remains secret. However, in the righteousness of God, there is no secret that will not be revealed in the end, for God shall judge the secrets of all hearts according to the Gospel a

Focus: 2 Kings 17:33 - KJV 33. They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.   2 Kings 17:24-33   There are many people who have seen and know that the Lord whom Jesus Christ presents is the true God, and that Christ is the way, the truth and the life. By this they tend to fear the same God, but then, they continue in their old ways serving and bowing to their strange gods. This presents a clear contradict

Focus: Galatians 6:3 - KJV 3. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 1 Corinthians 3:7-15, 18   There are many in the body of Christ today, or so they claim, who know they are nothing but pretend before men to be something and are so believed of men and followed. They live a life of deceit unto themselves. The truth is, it is God that ordains in His kingdom and not necessarily the oil that flows from the hands of men. So, God kno

Focus: Psalms 37:7 - KJV 7. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Psalms 40:1-4   It is a good thing for us to put our trust in God and wait on Him. When we do so, we are bound to reap the full benefit of the Lord. If we do not, we are obviously the loser for it, for whenever the Lord makes a promise, He is righteous to keep it; wait for it, even though i

Focus: Psalms 5:4-6 - KJV 4. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 6. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.   Genesis 4:8-15   Our God is one who loves righteousness and detests wickedness. Indeed, there is no wickedness in Him; no wonder He is called the merciful God. The one who has n

Focus: Exodus 27:20 - KJV 20. And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.   Leviticus 24:1-4   God is Light and He wants His children to dwell and operate in the light. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Light, hence we are enjoined to ensure that, like the five wise virgins, we keep the oil in our lamp always in place and even maintain extra oil. For if the lamp should be allowed to

Focus: Acts 13:52 - KJV 52. And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.   1 Thessalonians 1:6-10   Every man that must excel in this dark world must of necessity be filled with the Holy Ghost. Those who are accustomed with the world are almost always filled with wine, from which they derive their happiness. But the children of God have their living through the Spirit of God and through Him obtain true and unspeakable joy. Those who are filled with the Hol

1 Kings 15:14 - KJV 14. But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.   1 Kings 22:43   At a time in the history of Israel, kings erected alters in high places for political reasons. Ironically, Jehovah God was not the being that was worshipped in those high places but counterfeit gods. Even now, many have created for themselves altars in high places where their hearts operate away from the only wise God. Others appear

Focus: Proverbs 15:28 - KJV 28. The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. Psalms 37:30-31   Whenever a righteous man speaks, it is ladened with wisdom in that the law of his Lord is in his heart. The law of his Lord is love. Hence, he refrains from saying things that are not loving. Whatever he would say that would hurt his fellow, he would rather not say; and if he must say it, he does so in a manner that is suiting t

Focus: Psalms 77:2 - KJV 2. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.   Psalms 50:14-17   In the present world that is full of darkness, trouble looms in every sphere. But there is a God that dwells in light and by nature disperses darkness whenever He shows forth. To overcome the thick trouble that flows from darkness, man requires the light of God. Hence, it is most essential for anyone that finds

Focus: 1 Kings 5:4 - KJV 4. But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.   Proverbs 16:7   The solution to antagonism is in living in righteousness. Whenever the Lord finds a man’s way pleasing, He gives him rest on all sides such that even his enemies find peace with him. And once the enemies are at peace, there is no basis for strive or worry. The converse is also true: when a man’s ways displease the Lord,

Focus: John 10:9 - KJV 9. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.   John 10:7-10   A door is an access. The access leads either to a good or a bad place. Jesus is the door of the Lord’s sheep for access unto the Great Shepherd, God. But then, there are doors and there is the door. As Jesus is the door, there are other doors that present themselves unto the sheep but lead not to the Great Shepherd. Every servant a

Focus: Proverbs 23:11 - KJV 11. For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.   Proverbs 23:10-11   Our God is the father to the orphan and judge of the widow. They are seen as the lowly, or unfortunate, in society. It is true that in some cases, some with infidel fathers are less privileged than some orphans. In the eyes of heaven, the orphan requires greater protection for being fatherless. To this extent, the mighty God who is their redeemer stands in

Focus: Hebrews 6:11-12 - KJV 11. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12. That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.   Hebrews 6:9-12   The hope that we have in Christ is so precious that we need to continue working to retain it so as not to forfeit it. The beauty of being in Christ is that, even though He expects us to stick with holiness always, if

Focus: Romans 15:13 - KJV 13. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.   Romans 15:8-13   Everything that God had done from the very beginning through the times of the fathers and all their prophesies were about the manifestation of Christ for the ransom of the entire mankind – not the Jews alone, nor the Greek, but everyone that comes to His light. It is the mind of God from the time Ev

Focus: 1 Corinthians 15:2 - KJV 2. By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.   Hebrews 3:6-14   The Gospel of Christ is the good news that is preached about the works of love that the Lord did in giving His only begotten Son for the ransom of mankind from the wages of sin that dangle over the heads of men like the sword of Damocles. It is that everyone that hears, receives and believes the Gospel as preached, i

Focus: 1 Peter 1:22 - KJV 22. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:   Romans 12:9-21   Love is a word on many lips that do not understand the meaning thereof. Love first of all is God’s person. And He commands that we should be like Him: Love. To this end, like God who releases the air to every creature whether good or evil, allows the rain, give

Focus: Matthew 5:9 - KJV 9. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.   James 3:17-18   Our God is called the Man of War but indeed He is a peace lover. Those who first “met” Him and had only a little glimpse of His being ascribed too many attributes to Him and gave us the picture of a monster as God. This is what Christ came to correct and did correct. God is Love and therefore, righteous. Peacemaking is first towards God, then the neighbor a

Focus: Romans 12:21 - KJV 21. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.   2 Kings 6:8-23   The ministry we have of Christ is that of reconciliation. Before appointing us into it, Christ knew the hearts of men to be desperately wicked. Hence, the wickedness of a man does not become a bar to the believer from doing good. In other words, the evil deed of any man is no license for the believer to repay with evil. Rather, he should repay the evil with good deeds so as