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John 3:1, “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:” When reading the Bible we should consider every word to be important.  Paul teaches us in 2 Timothy 3:16 that “All scripture” came from the Lord.  In John 21:25 we read the “world itself could not contain the books […]

John 2:3, “And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.” In John chapter two we read about a marriage to which the Lord and His disciples were invited.  At this event, when the guests began to be in want of wine to drink in celebration of the […]

John 1:10, “He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.” Each of the four gospels present the life of Jesus Christ from a different perspective.  Matthew begins by bringing our attention to the Lord’s genealogy and right to the throne of David; Mark brings our […]

The Blessing Of A Godly Wife  Proverbs 31:10-12, “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.”   […]

Proverbs 4:3-4, “For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.” Every time I read the Book of Proverbs my mind is stirred to some advice I received early […]

2 Kings 16:10, “And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.” In 2 Kings 16 the southern division of […]

John 13:13-17, “Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I […]

Joshua 4:19, “ And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.” In Joshua 3-4 we read about the children of Israel passing over Jordan and arriving in Canaan. The first place they would encamp would be Gilgal.  When reading […]

Ecclesiastes 10:2, “A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.” Several years ago I visited my son’s elementary school.  At the beginning of the class, everyone was asked to say the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.  The teachers, because some of the […]

Deuteronomy 30:19, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:…” In a previous effort we established that eternal life was not the recipients’ choice, but the work of the […]