Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your...
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The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man’s hand is rising from the sea.” 1 Kings 18:44 It had not rained for...
Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if...
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as his father David had done. He expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got...
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “These people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke...
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what...
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for...
A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. It is better to go to a house of mourning than...
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious...
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” Ecclesiastes 1:1 Solomon was the wisest man...
In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise...
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. Proverbs 28:26 What’s the difference between the...
A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord...
Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright. Proverbs 14:9 These days it seems very difficult to receive...
A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 Solomon recognized that...
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the...
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus...
For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in...
When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions...
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. For His lovingkindness is everlasting. Psalm 136:1 I remember a catchy pop song with the...
But will God indeed dwell with mankind on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You; how much less this house...
What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin; Romans 3:9 In the...
Let the sea roar and all it contains, The world and those who dwell in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, Let the mountains sing together...
Now King Solomon was king over all Israel. These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the...
So give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people to discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great...
As David’s time to die drew near, he charged Solomon his son, saying, I am going the way of all the earth. Be strong, therefore, and show...
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge...
But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope...
Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord direct our way to you; and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for...
Then it was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom.” The victory that day was turned to mourning for all the...
For Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You? You who have shown me many...
How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity...
Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him. 2 Samuel 14:14b God used the words...
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. And...
And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money...
Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said...
If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame...
And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; and...
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When...
THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE...
Then it came about afterwards that David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?” And the LORD said to...
Then David chanted with this lament over Saul and Jonathan his son, 18 and he told them to teach the sons of Judah the song of the bow;...
But if you had known what this means, ‘I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. Lord of the...
Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness. And let them know that this is Your hand; You, LORD, have done it. Let...
Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me; It is oil upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, Psalm 141:5 David realized...
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. Psalm 57:3b David sang about how he needed God’s protection. And in the midst...
And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. 1 Samuel 23:15 The Bible says that God protected David on a daily...
O taste and see that the LORD is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who...
Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to me they have...
So David arose early in the morning and left the flock with a keeper and took the supplies and went as Jesse had commanded him. 1 Samuel...