Luke 19:4 NASB95 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. Zaccheus was a wealthy man. He was a man of power. Being the chief tax collector he was unliked by most but surely had all the friends money could buy. Yet something was missing and he knew it. When he received word that the Messiah was coming that way he wanted to see if it was true. Was this man really the Messiah. He had a great desire to

Philemon 1:6 NASB95 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake. Paul, in his letter to Philemon, starts speaking of the individuals he is writing to in the church. We can't miss the church. He speaks of the individuals by mentioning them by name —Philemon, Apphia, and Archippus —but then ties them to the church that meets in their house. He ties them to the church through verse

Have you ever tried to imagine God? It is not possible. There are no words to describe Him and no visual illustrations to compare Him to. Ezekiel says this in seeing God's Glory. Ezekiel 10:4 NASB95 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and the temple was filled with the cloud and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD. A cloud of brightness. As the Sun shines so bright that we can't look at it, it's rays

2 Samuel 19:10-11 NASB95 “However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?” Then King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the word of all Israel has come to the king, even to his house? Most every man has struggled with the same thing Judah was struggling with in these verses. Almos

The life of a Christian, while simple, is hard. It is hard because we are at war against the flesh which desires comfort in our time on earth. It is simple because it requires nothing but the truth delivered in the power of the Spirit to those with whom we associate. Paul sent a letter to the church at Colossae. He sent the letter in the hands of a few men who would share with them the conditions of Paul's life at that moment. One of the men he sent the letter with was Onesim

Nahum 1:15 NASB95 Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;...

Song of Songs 8:6 NASB95 “Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as...

Isaiah 61:1-2 NASB95 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has...

Romans 16:17 NASB95 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which...

Lamentations 1:20 NASB95 “See, O LORD, for I am in distress; My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is overturned within me, For I have...

Psalm 36:5 NASB95 Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. What a beautiful...

Daniel 10:12 NASB95 Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this...

Genesis 6:9 NASB95 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with...

Psalm 49:15 NASB95 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. In this Psalm, there is a truth...

1 Corinthians 16:9 NASB95 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. Paul desires to go to...

John 12:9 NASB95 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might...

1 John 3:1 NASB95 See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this...

Romans 8:10 NASB95 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. I am...

Acts 14:17 NASB95 and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful...

Revelation 2:3 NASB95 and you have perseverance and have endured for My name’s sake, and have not grown weary. Perseverance is not a...