Marvels of creation…    “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.”  - Isaiah 11:6 (KJV)

Peace is fragile.    “...which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones.”   - Matthew 23:27 (NKJV)

Be salty!    “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing.”  - Matthew 5:13 (NKJV)

The apogee of the Christian experience…    “Then I looked, and behold, a Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him one hundred and forty-four thousand, having His Father’s name written on their foreheads.”  - Revelation 14:1 (NKJV)

You reap what you sow.    “He who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.”  - Galatians 6:8 (NKJV)

It’s not harmless.    “A man or a woman who is a medium, or who has familiar spirits, shall surely be put to death.”   - Leviticus 20:27 (NKJV)

Of course it did not.    “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.”  - 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)

Made and given by God…    “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.”  - Exodus 20:8-10 (NKJV)

People make the same mistake all the time.    “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the Most High.”  - Isaiah 14:14 (KJV)

You want beauty and longevity?    “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”  - Revelation 22:1-2 (NKJV)

You’ll say less that you’ll regret.    “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt.”  -  Colossians 4:6 (NKJV)

They were envious.    “These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.”  - Matthew 20:12 (NKJV) 

The gift is the same.    “Is your eye evil because I am good?”  -  Matthew 20:15 (NKJV)

Who is this we’re talking about?    “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?”  - Isaiah 40:12 (NKJV) 

They wished they had done it years ago.    “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”  - Psalm 19:9 (KJV)

"Entirely exaggerated…”    “...justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.”  - Romans 3:24 (KJV)

It sold for more than twice that much.    “...have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”  - 2 Peter 1:1 (KJV) 

You get influenced.    “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.”  - 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)

You can get sidetracked.    “The men of Nineveh … repented at the preaching of Jonah.”  - Matthew 12:41 (NKJV) 

You’ve experienced that.    “So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.”  - Jonah 2:10 (NKJV) 

“How could you let this happen?!”    “Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, and said, ‘I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord.’”  -  Jonah 2:1-2 (KJV)

He revealed a lot about himself.    “Make disciples of all nations.”   - Matthew 28:19 (NKJV) 

How many people forget?    “Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.”  - Jonah 1:16 (KJV)

They were heard praying out loud.    “...cried out to the Lord and said, ‘We pray, O Lord, please do not let us perish for this man’s life, and do not charge us with innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as it pleased You.’”  - Jonah 1:14 (NKJV)  

Don’t waste your time.    “The mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god.”  - Jonah 1:5 (KJV)

God didn’t take no for an answer.    "The Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.”   - Jonah 1:4 (KJV)

If Christians can figure that out…    “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.”  - Jonah 1:2 (KJV)

Leave it in the past.    “Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish.”  - Jonah 1:3 (KJV)  

History’s first submarine ride…    “But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.”   - Jonah 1:3 (KJV) 

Can God do such a thing?    “The Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.”  - Jonah 1:17 (KJV) 

It’s well worth it.    “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”  - Matthew 13:45-46 (KJV) 

Some thought he was the devil!    “Sin is the transgression of the law.”  - 1 John 3:4 (KJV)

Marco Polo saw it.    “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”  - Revelation 20:14–15 (KJV) 

It wasn’t easy.     “...first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.”  - Mark 4:28 (KJV)

They were free.    “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.”   - Titus 3:5 (KJV)

Live without that sin.    “The wages of sin is death.”  - Romans 6:23 (KJV) 

End the war in your mind.    “Even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.”  - Romans 6:19 (KJV)

Sentenced to 110 years in prison…    “For none of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself.”  - Romans 14:7 (NKJV) 

None of us wanted to die.    “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”  - Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV) 

Don’t miss the blessing.    “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.”  - 2 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)

Water makes all the difference.    “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.”   - John 7:37 (KJV)

The day is coming.    “From Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.”  - Romans 15:19 (KJV)

Make the most of it.    “On the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made.”  - Acts 16:13 (KJV) 

What about that awful person?    “But I say to you, love your enemies.”   - Matthew 5:44 (NKJV) 

There’s nothing you can do to change it.    “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  - Romans 8:38–39 (KJV)

That’s not going to last forever.    “And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.”  - Revelation 13:3 (KJV)  

There’s nothing He wouldn’t give you.    “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”  - Romans 8:32 (KJV)

You are not alone.    “I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”  - John 14:3 (KJV) 

He is the “hyper” God!    “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.”  - Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV)

The difference between saved and lost?    “Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”  - Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)

Where God’s love has to be earned…     “For the Father Himself loves you.”  - John 16:27 (NKJV) 

Instead of ditching the project and starting over…    “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”  - Romans 5:8 (KJV)

It speaks of God’s enormous love.    “In whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.”  - Ephesians 2:22 (NKJV)

History may have been altered.    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”   - Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV)

The big bear bit him and shook him.    “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.”   - Lamentations 3:22–23 (KJV)

A mistake had been made.    “The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”   - Romans 8:2 (NKJV)  

Others didn’t realize there was a problem.    “He who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.”  - James 5:20 (NKJV)

Let God have the final say.    “Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.”  - Luke 8:43-44 (NKJV) 

That’s what was going on.    "If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole.”  - Matthew 9:21 (KJV)

He wanted the people to know.    “He said to her, ‘Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.’”  -  Luke 8:48 (NKJV)

There was no magic.    “If I may but touch His garment, I shall be whole.”  - Matthew 9:21 (KJV)

Don’t let faith in God be an afterthought.    “And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment.”  - Mark 5:26–27 (KJV)

700 of them were gold!    “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”  - Matthew 13:44 (NKJV)

Make someone’s day.    “As we have opportunity, let us do good to all.”  - Galatians 6:10 (NKJV)

Don’t be afraid of the grind.    “Sin shall not have dominion over you.”  - Romans 6:14 (NKJV)

What are you doing to protect yourself eternally?    “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!”  - Revelation 6:16 (NKJV)

He survived Niagara Falls, but…    “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”  -  1 Corinthians 10:12 (NKJV)

It’s wise to think and pray.    “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”   - 1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV) 

That’s what is so regrettable.    “...no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace.”  - Romans 11:6 (KJV)

He showed great faithfulness–initially.

Temptation doesn’t take a moment off.    “I too am a prophet as you are, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house.’”  - 1 Kings 13:18 (NKJV)

There’s clearly something missing.    “On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”  - Matthew 22:40 (NKJV)

It’s time to ask God.    “And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”  - Matthew 22:39 (NKJV)

It’s time to give God all.    “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”  - Matthew 22:37 (NKJV)

It isn’t too late to avoid that kind of regret.    “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and your wages for what does not satisfy?”  - Isaiah 55:2 (NKJV)

That will melt your heart.    “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’”  - Matthew 22:36-37 (NKJV)

“It isn’t like I’m going to die.”    “He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”  - 1 John 5:12 (KJV)

It works out better that way.    “But when the Pharisees had heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked Him a question, tempting Him, and saying, ‘Master, which is the great commandment in the law?’”  - Matthew 22:34-36 (KJV)

Although times change, God does not.    “Come to me,… and I will give you rest.”  - Matthew 11:28 (NKJV)

Why are you here?    “The Son of Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many.”  - Matthew 20:28 (KJV)

Gold medals come and go.    “...which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.  - 2 Timothy 4:8 (KJV)

He was a winner.    “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”  - Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Don’t get stuck in that trap.    “Master, which is the great commandment in the law?”  - Matthew 22:36 (KJV)

He wasn’t the greatest swimmer ever.    “‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ [Isaiah answered], ‘Here am I; send me.’”  - Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)

THAT’S a miracle!    “And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.”  - 1 Corinthians 6:11 (NKJV)

God sees you as complete.    “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”  - Romans 3:23 (KJV)

He’s remembered for that.    “God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”  - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)

You can do great things.    “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  - Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

An unlikely friend…    “...made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth.”  - Acts 17:26 (KJV)

How do you see yourself?    “For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.”  - Galatians 3:26 (KJV)

He’ll remake you in His image.    “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”  - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV) 

It fell 200+ miles!    “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”  - Isaiah 25:9 (NKJV) 

People made weird predictions.    “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”  - 1 Corinthians 15:51 (NKJV) 

Things got a little crazy.    “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”  - Psalm 46:1 (KJV) 

You lose respect for yourself.    “‘There is no peace,’ says the Lord, ‘for the wicked.’”  -  Isaiah 48:22 (NKJV) 

It sounds counterintuitive.    “They shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another.”   - Daniel 2:43 (KJV) 

It’s a tricky business.    “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”   - Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

When God says it, it happens.    “And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee.”  - Daniel 2:39 (KJV)

What kind of coincidence would that be?    “And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”   - Jeremiah 25:11 (KJV) 

Let’s admit it.    “Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will … open before him the two leaved gates, and the gates shall not be shut.”   - Isaiah 45:1 (KJV)

You have to chase them away.    “And David said in his heart, ‘I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul.’”  - 1 Samuel 27:1 (KJV)

He was tired of trusting God.    “And David said in his heart, ‘I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul.’”  - 1 Samuel 27:1 (KJV)

We know it’s coming.    “...a time of trouble, such as never was.”   - Daniel 12:1 (KJV)

There had to be a way.    “For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.”  - Romans 1:20 (KJV) 

The selfish heart is hard to subdue.    “Those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.”  - 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NKJV) 

It raises the question…    “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?”  - James 4:1 (NKJV)

They found out the hard way.    “He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.”   - Revelation 22:11 (KJV)

He never stopped learning.    “Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge.”  - 2 Peter 1:5 (KJV) 

God does that for you.    “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”  - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

Do not doubt.    “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  - 1 John 1:9 (KJV)

The drug experiment failed.    “Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved.”  - Jeremiah 17:14 (KJV)

He thought he had done enough.    “You will not surely die.”  - Genesis 3:4 (NKJV)

It’s easy to forget.    “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”  - 2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)

There can be no doubt.

A shocking breach of trust...    “He was a thief.”  - John 12:6 (KJV) 

Let’s put this into practice.    “He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.  - 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NKJV)

“I’m staying with them!”    “Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.”   - Matthew 25:40 (NKJV) 

It becomes a curse.    “Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled.”  - Hebrews 13:4 (NASB)

Don’t confuse the gifts of God with your own greatness.    “Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord.”  - Proverbs 16:5 (KJV)

It’s the last thing you want to do.    “Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.”  - Isaiah 58:1 (KJV) 

Remember who you are.    “Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble.”  - Romans 12:16 (NKJV)

You are representing God.    “Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.”  - Romans 12:11 (KJV)

You don’t have to like it.    “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”  - Romans 13:1 (KJV)

Don’t be like that.    “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”  - Romans 12:21 (NKJV)

It’s never okay.    “Recompense to no man evil for evil.”  - Romans 12:17 (KJV) 

Let others get the credit.    “Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another.”  - Romans 12:10 (KJV)

Don’t squander the opportunities.    “Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”   - Romans 12:14 (KJV) 

It did not apply to them.    “He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth.”   - Acts 17:26 (NKJV) 

Trials are temporary.   “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.” - 2 Corinthians 4:17 (NKJV)

Many decisions can’t be unmade.   “[Eve] took of its fruit and ate.” - Genesis 3:6 (NKJV)

The effects will be huge.   “Beloved, now we are children of God.” - 1 John 3:2 (NKJV)

Finally some sanity…   “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” - Romans 12:2 (NKJV)

They were envious.   “These last men have worked only one hour, and you made them equal to us who have borne the burden and the heat of the day.” - Matthew 20:12 (NKJV) 

The gift is the same.   “Is your eye evil because I am good?” - Matthew 20:15 (NKJV)

Who is this we’re talking about?   “Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, measured heaven with a span and calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance?” - Isaiah 40:12 (NKJV)

They wished they had done it years ago.   “The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.” - Psalm 19:9 (KJV)

"Entirely exaggerated…”   “...justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” - Romans 3:24 (KJV)

It sold for more than twice that much.   “...have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.” - 2 Peter 1:1 (KJV)

You get influenced.   “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” - 2 Corinthians 3:18 (NKJV)

That’s why you’re here!    “Of His own will He brought us forth by the word of truth.”   - James 1:18 (NKJV)

There’s too much at stake.    “And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed.”  - Revelation 12:17 (KJV)

He expected the man to read.    “He [Jesus] said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?’”  - Luke 10:26 (NKJV)

He didn’t tell the man.    “He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?’”  - Luke 10:26 (NKJV)

Selfish people would be lining up to go.    “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”  - Luke 10:25 (KJV) 

He fell spectacularly.    “For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites."  -  1 Kings 11:5 (KJV)

What else was he going to say?    “My son, let them not depart from your eyes—keep sound wisdom and discretion.”  - Proverbs 3:21 (NKJV)

Most people don’t want to be saved.    “[Jesus] was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification.”  - Romans 4:25 (NKJV) 

You cannot earn it.    “To him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness.”  - Romans 4:5 (NKJV)

How can you apply this to your life?    “He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.”  - Romans 4:20 (NKJV)

Of course he did!    “[Ahaziah] did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother.”  - 1 Kings 22:52 (KJV)

Figure out what’s truly important.    “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”  - Proverbs 31:30 (NKJV) 

If you need to change direction, change direction!    “O man of God, thus hath the king said, ‘Come down quickly.’”  - 2 Kings 1:11 (KJV)

Fun is fun–when it’s fun…    “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”  - John 14:2-3 (KJV) 

It will come naturally.    “And Ahaziah [King of Israel] fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, ‘Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.’”  - 2 Kings 1:2 (KJV) 

Heaven is on your side.    “There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.  - 1 Timothy 2:5 (KJV)

Save yourself a lot of heartache.    “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye.”  - Psalm 32:8 (NKJV)

One of the best decisions you can make…    “Do not be deceived: ‘Evil company corrupts good habits.’”  - 1 Corinthians 15:33 (NKJV) 

She placed herself in harm’s way.    “Christ died for our sins.”  - 1 Corinthians 15:3 (KJV) 

They couldn’t find the river.    “It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.”  - Jeremiah 10:23 (NKJV)

Don’t dismiss God as cruel.    “When He slew them, then they sought Him: and they returned and enquired early after God.”  - Psalm 78:34 (KJV)

He couldn’t make it any clearer.    “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  - Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV)  

“Victory is not a strong enough name…”    “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.”  - Romans 8:37 (NKJV) 

A powerful question…    “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”  - Romans 8:35 (KJV)

Here’s your assurance.    “It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.”  - Romans 8:34 (NKJV) 

You know who wants you to think otherwise.    “Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns?”   - Romans 8:33-34 (NKJV)

You wouldn’t be here.    “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above.”  - James 1:17 (KJV)

There is nothing God won’t do for you.    “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?”   - Romans 8:32 (KJV)

There shouldn’t be any reason…    “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?”  - Romans 8:31 (KJV)

Just say yes to God.    “Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.”   - Romans 8:30 (KJV)

The choice is yours.    “For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.”  - Romans 8:29 (KJV)

That was the reason!    “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”  - Romans 8:28 (KJV) 

Some things are hard to understand.    “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.”  - Romans 8:28 (KJV)

You don’t have to be an expert.    “Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”  - Romans 8:27 (NKJV)

That’s worth remembering.    “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”  - Romans 8:26 (NKJV)

There’s patience, and there’s patience.    “But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.”  - Romans 8:25 (KJV)

The power of hope…    “For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees?”  - Romans 8:24 (NKJV)

You can become numb.    “Not only that, but we also who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.”   - Romans 8:23 (NKJV)

Even creation will be blessed.    “For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.”  - Romans 8:22 (NKJV)

We will see for ourselves.    “For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God.… Because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”  - Romans 8:19, 21 (NKJV)

Bring that thinking to matters of faith.    “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”  - Romans 8:18 (KJV)

That’s not even a great question to ask.    “And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together.”  -  Romans 8:17 (KJV) 

What kind of faith would Christianity be?    “The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.”  - Romans 8:16 (NKJV)

The father you can trust…    You received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’”  - Romans 8:15 (NKJV)

You have a bright future!    “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’”   - Romans 8:15 (NKJV) 

Are you settling for crumbs?    “For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”  - Romans 8:14 (KJV)

Two roads, two directions…    "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”  - Romans 8:13 (NKJV) 

Shun debt like the plague?    “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.”  - Romans 8:12 (KJV)

You know the feeling.    “But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”  - Romans 8:11 (NKJV)

Let today be the day.    And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.”  - Romans 8:10 (KJV)

No salvation?    “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of His.”  -  Romans 8:9 (KJV)

We need that.    “So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”  - Romans 8:8 (KJV)

Not everyone wants to confront this.    “Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”  - Romans 8:7 (KJV)

The whole thing is unnecessary.    “To be spiritually minded is life and peace.”  - Romans 8:6 (KJV)

You do your best to avoid it.    “For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”  - Romans 8:6 (KJV)

You CAN ignore the truth.    “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.”  - Romans 8:5 (KJV)

That man was not alone.    “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.”  - Romans 8:5 (KJV)

Jesus figured it out.    “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”  - Romans 8:4 (KJV)

Is that an excuse?    “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh.”  - Romans 8:3 (KJV)

It doesn’t have to be that way.    “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”  - Romans 8:2 (KJV)

That’s the issue.    “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.  - Romans 8:1 (KJV)

You would be more careful.    “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?”  - Romans 6:1 (KJV)

It’s nice and simple.    “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  - Romans 5:1 (KJV)

“The more it is chewed, the more pleasant it is.”    “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.”  - Romans 1:16 (NKJV) 

You’re making an even bigger mistake.    “Sin shall not have dominion over you.”  - Romans 6:14 (KJV) 

How did that happen?    “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing.”  - Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)

A small seed can become a big tree.    “The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field.”  - Matthew 13:31 (KJV)

 People fell for it.    “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.”  - John 17:17 (NKJV)

Don’t listen to the devil.    “For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.”  - John 3:17 (KJV)

The entire family was a mess.    “And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: ‘I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.’”  - Genesis 28:13 (NKJV) 

He created quite the scene!     “‘Have you only one blessing, my father? Bless me—me also, O my father!” And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.”   - Genesis 27:38 (NKJV)

Things will eventually unravel.    “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”  - Genesis 27:22 (KJV)

The whole thing backfired.    “Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to what I command you.”  - Genesis 27:8 (NKJV)

A momentary lapse of reason?    “Esau despised his birthright.”  - Genesis 25:34 (KJV)

What a story!    “...an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.”  - 1 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)

How could Jesus believe that?    “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”  - John 3:16 (KJV) 

It was God’s will.    “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.”  -  Ephesians 1:5 (KJV) 

The gold medals were dissolved.    “The dead in Christ shall rise first.”  - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)

They broke into a prison!    “Whoever commits sin is a slave of sin... If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”  - John 8:34, 36 (NKJV)

The battle is real.    “The devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”  - 1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)

Character counts.    “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.”  - Proverbs 22:1 (KJV) 

People do it all the time!    “...is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.”  - Matthew 13:44 (NKJV)

Police say it will never be found.    “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold.”  - Psalm 19:10 (KJV)

If you’ve waited, God will accept you.    “You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right you will receive.”  - Matthew 20:7 (NKJV)

Think of something REALLY valuable.    “...the unsearchable riches of Christ.”  - Ephesians 3:8 (KJV)

If it seems hard, think about this!    “Put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.”   - Proverbs 23:2 (NKJV)

Many people are hard on themselves.    “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit…, and you are not your own.”  - 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NKJV) 

As bad as chronic disease!    “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”  - Hebrews 10:25 (KJV)

Here’s what’s really good for you.   “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.” - 1 Timothy 4:8 (NKJV)

She didn’t have to know how.    “The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.”  - Genesis 27:22 (KJV)

The “fussy eater” went blind.    “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths.”   - Psalm 25:4 (NKJV) 

Your eternal life depends on it.    “A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; The simple pass on and are punished.”   - Proverbs 27:12 (NKJV)

It can be difficult to say, “No more.”    “Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.”  - Proverbs 27:20 (KJV)

Be careful how you get it and give it.    “The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, and each is tested by the praise accorded him.”  - Proverbs 27:21 (NASB)

There’s no need to calculate odds.    “Go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her.”   - Genesis 16:2 (KJV)

You are worth it.    “He shall see of the travail of His soul, and shall be satisfied.”   - Isaiah 53:11 (KJV)

What would you say?    “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.”  - 1 John 5:13 (NKJV)

How are you helped by that?    “I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and indeed, all is vanity and grasping for the wind.”   - Ecclesiastes 1:14 (NKJV)

It will give your life certainty.    “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”  -  Matthew 3:17 (KJV) 

You’ll be overtaken.    “...His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved.”  - Ephesians 1:6 (KJV)

The answer is simple and profound.    “He who has the Son has life.”  - 1 John 5:12 (NKJV) 

It’s hard to get your mind around some things, but let’s try.     “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God.’”  - Revelation 21:3 (KJV)

Imagine that goodbye…    “He gave His only begotten Son,”  - John 3:16 (NKJV)

What are you doing to guard your mind?    “In the last days perilous times shall come.”  - 2 Timothy 3:1 (KJV)

That’s worth living for.    “I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness.”   - Acts 26:16 (NKJV)

He turned himself in after 15 years.    “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  - 1 John 1:9 (NKJV)

That’s not what God does.    “And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet.”  - Malachi 4:3 (KJV)

 It does massive damage.    “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.”  - 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NKJV)

It doesn’t mean God is not working.    “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!”  - 1 Kings 18:44 (NKJV) 

He was a very successful man.    “This poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury.”  - Mark 12:43 (NKJV)

The devil is hoping that you’ll give up.     “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…”  - Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV)

The devil has no higher priority.    “They are new every morning.”  - Lamentations 3:23 (KJV)

No more problems from that dog…    “The times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent.”   - Acts 17:30 (KJV)

They’re all around you.      “Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.”  - Colossians 4:5 (KJV)

You’re not going to forget, are you?   “For the Father Himself loves you.” - John 16:27 (NKJV)

You can have tough days…    “My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to Your word.”  - Psalm 119:25 NKJV

We’re caught in a very real battle.    “...Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.”  - 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (KJV)

The neighbors’ mischievous dog…    “Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”  - 2 Corinthians 4:16 (KJV)

There’s not a single advantage.    “Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”  - 1 Peter 5:8 (NKJV)

Do not go gentle into that good night.    “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself.”  - John 14:2-3 (KJV)

Isn’t that pathetic?    “Thou shalt not steal.”  - Exodus 20:15 (KJV)

Life has to be hard when…    “You are complete in Him.”   - Colossians 2:10 (NKJV)

He was intentional.    “And everyone went to his own house.… But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.”  - John 7:53; 8:1 (NKJV)

He was not invisible.    “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.”  - 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NKJV)

“But I wore the juice!”    “My heart stands in awe of Your word,”  - Psalm 119:161 (NKJV)

She was still very much alive.    “For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.”  - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)

You can change your world.    “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”  - Joshua 24:15 (KJV)

Not one without the other…     “As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance.”  - 1 Peter 1:14 (KJV)

Live with salvation in view.    “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober.”  - 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV)

The benefit of healthy decisions…    “Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind.”   - 1 Peter 1:13 (KJV)

Do this if you really want to look after yourself.    “For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things.”   - 1 Timothy 4:8 (NKJV) 

You couldn’t possibly miss it, but I did!    “When you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!”  - Matthew 24:33 (NKJV) 

That’s bad behavior.    “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”  - 1 Timothy 4:12 (NKJV)

What’s the usual default reaction?    “Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness,”  - Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)

Words have a great impact.    “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”  - Ephesians 4:29 (KJV)

Your decision will influence your attitude.    “[They] were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”  - Acts 13:52 (NKJV)

Consult it today.    “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”  - Proverbs 11:14 (NKJV)

It could have been so much worse.    “Your testimonies also are my delight; they are my advisers.”  - Psalm 119:24 (NASB)

It all fades away.    “But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles…, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”   - Revelation 21:27 (NKJV)

Nothing subtle about that…    “But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.”  - 1 Timothy 5:6 (NKJV) 

The toughest battle you'll ever fight…    “But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”  - 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (KJV)

Don’t think the Bible doesn’t mean what it says!    “Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all.”  - 1 Thessalonians 5:14 (KJV)

It can be a difficult needle to thread.    “Count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.”  - 2 Thessalonians 3:15 (KJV)

You don’t have to know how.    “That you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.”  - Philippians 2:15 (NKJV)

He makes everything new.    “...a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.”  - Revelation 2:17 (NKJV)

Nothing held him back!    “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”  - Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Anyone can complain.    “Do all things without murmurings and disputings.”  - Philippians 2:14 (KJV)

Small things, big consequences…    “So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”  - Isaiah 55:11 (NKJV)

You’ll care more.    “...filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”  - Philippians 1:11 (KJV)

How do you go about faith the right way?    "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”  - Philippians 1:6 (NKJV)

Let today be no exception.    “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment.”  - Philippians 1:9 (NKJV) 

You want good guidance.    “Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.”   - Isaiah 30:21 (NKJV)

It only causes harm.    “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.”   - John 10:10 (NKJV)

More important than food!    “I have esteemed the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.”  - Job 23:12 (KJV)

We ain’t seen nothin’ yet.    “...whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish.”   - 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 (KJV)

The two men were unwise.    “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”  - Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)

Nothing is more important.    “Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.”  - 2 Corinthians 4:16 (KJV)

His body was found.    “The Lord weighs the hearts.”  - Proverbs 21:2 (NKJV) 

There’s not always immediate success.    “By your patience possess your souls.”  - Luke 21:19 (NKJV)

A gaffe of historic proportions…   “To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses.” - Daniel 9:9 (KJV)

This will change the trajectory of your life.    “Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  - Romans 6:11 (NKJV)

But really?    “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.”  - 2 Corinthians 6:2 (KJV)

You don’t need to do that.    “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.”  - Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV)

What did they think would happen?    “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”  - James 4:7 (KJV)

I made up for lost time.    “He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.”  - Proverbs 17:27 (NKJV)

What are you doing with it?    “Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.”  - Luke 12:43 (KJV)

Could it be said…?    “Where is He that is born King of the Jews?”  - Matthew 2:2 (KJV)

That shouldn’t be hard.    “Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.”  - 1 Peter 2:17 (KJV)

Everyone can learn from that.    “And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.”  - Luke 2:7 (NKJV)

It’s not all beautiful sunsets.    “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.’”  - Luke 1:30 (NKJV)

The more you think about it, the less you can comprehend it.    “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.”  - Matthew 1:18 (KJV)

Some of the things you were told as a child are not true.    “The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”  - John 5:28-29 (KJV)

How to avoid heartache and regret…    “Commit your way to the Lord.”  - Psalm 37:5 (NKJV)

It puzzles me.    “You will not surely die.”  - Genesis 3:4 (NKJV)

How could heaven really be heaven?    “Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up.”  - John 11:11 (NKJV)

They popularized spiritualism.    “The dead know not any thing.”  - Ecclesiastes 9:5 (KJV)

What if that were true?   “...that the works of God should be revealed in him.”  - John 9:3 (NKJV)

You can’t hide what is in your heart.    “But He knew their thoughts.”  - Luke 6:8 (KJV)

How to satisfy your thirst…    “I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.”  - Revelation 21:6 (NKJV)

The road of negativity and criticism…   “This man is a great healer.” Yet their prime concern was “...that they might find an accusation against Him.” - Luke 6:7 (KJV)

Be ready when that opportunity comes.   “Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.” - Proverbs 21:13 (NKJV)

I had no idea what he was saying.   “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.” - James 1:19 (KJV)

They did something extraordinary.   “Have faith in God.” - Mark 11:22 (KJV)

When you look back over your life...   "His angels ... do His word, heeding the voice of His word." - Psalm 103:20 (NKJV)

The attack had been brewing for some time.   "His name shall be called ... the Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV)

It was time to move on.   “The Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face?” - Joshua 7:10 (NKJV)

Stop blaming Jesus!   "They begged Him to depart from their region." - Matthew 8:34 (NKJV)

Today Auschwitz is a museum.   “I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.” - Daniel 7:11 (KJV)

It’s a reality check.   “A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him: thousand thousands ministered unto Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.” - Daniel 7:10 (KJV)

He works on His timetable.   “I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool: His throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire.” - Daniel 7:9 (KJV)

The modern church has no clue.   "I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.” - Daniel 7:8 (KJV)

The foundation for end-time prophecy…   "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.” - Daniel 7:7 (KJV)

It moved rapidly.   “After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.” - Daniel 7:6 (KJV)

You have two options.   “...another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’” - Daniel 7:5 (NKJV)

A lion with eagle’s wings…   “The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.” - Daniel 7:4 (NKJV)    

Couldn’t God have just spelled it out?    “Four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.”  - Daniel 7:3 (KJV)

The hand of God in history…    “I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.”  - Daniel 7:2 (KJV)

His hand is over history.    “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.”  - Daniel 7:1 (KJV) 

Beyond emotional excitement…    “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”  - Ephesians 5:14 (NKJV)

Not one Bible verse says so.   “There was seen in His temple the ark of His testament.” - Revelation 11:19 (KJV)

Jesus needed to pray.    “[Jesus] … continued all night in prayer to God.”  - Luke 6:12 (KJV)

That’s still the answer.    “[The religious leaders] were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.”  - Luke 6:11 (KJV)

Something you don’t want to experience…    “From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him.”  - John 6:66 (KJV)

When you don’t have an explanation.    “You have the words of eternal life.”  - John 6:68 (NKJV)

It has withstood atheists and communists.    “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven."  - Psalm 119:89 (NKJV)

A physician can’t always help.   “What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?” -Isaiah 5:4 (KJV)

God will undo what sin has done.   “Your dead shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust.” - Isaiah 26:19 (NKJV)

“It was the best in the world!”   “Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think...” - Ephesians 3:20 (KJV)

God would say the same today.   “Oh, that you had heeded my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” - Isaiah 48:18 (NKJV)

Fighting against God is futile.   “Yield yourselves unto God.” - Romans 6:13 (KJV)

If you let Him, He will.   “So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten.… You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you.” - Joel 2:25-26 (NKJV)

Make a strong and lasting impression.   “And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” - 1 Corinthians 2:4 (KJV)

“It’s what my church teaches!”   “That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 2:5 (KJV)

He said he wasn’t a good preacher.   “My speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power.” - 1 Corinthians 2:4 (KJV)

The right question to ask is…   “I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.” - 1 Corinthians 2:3 (KJV)

This was strategic.   “I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” - 1 Corinthians 2:2 (KJV)

It was marinating in idolatry.   “For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” - 1 Corinthians 2:2 (KJV)

It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out.   “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” - Genesis 1:29 (KJV)

The word is “Studebaker.”   “God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made.” - Genesis 2:3 (KJV)

And a toboggan!   “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved.” - Acts 16:31 (NKJV)

He spoke for just two minutes.   “And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” - 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (KJV)

“The greatest day of the Reformation…”   “Order my steps in Thy word.” - Psalm 119:133 (KJV)

God uses the imperfect.   “The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until the full day.” - Proverbs 4:18 (NASB)

Tradition doesn’t work.   “...Christ in you, the hope of glory.” - Colossians 1:27 (KJV)

Some have been fooled by tradition.   “The entrance of Your words gives light.” - Psalm 119:130 (NKJV)

Recognize the value of your calling.   “If anyone serves me, him my Father will honor.” - John 12:26 (NKJV)

He was a marked man.   “Preach the word.” - 2 Timothy 4:2 (KJV)

He was the Morning Star of the Reformation.   “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” - John 17:17 (NKJV)

You can have eternity.   “He who has the Son has life.” - 1 John 5:12 (NKJV)

Eternity stretches ahead.   “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.” - Romans 15:4 (KJV)

How great is God?   “They who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.” - Psalm 65:8 (NASB)

You’re going to have victory.   “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NKJV)

How do you break out of that?   “He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” - 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NKJV)

It’s the antithesis of the gospel.   “He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” - 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NKJV)

There’s something that lasts forever.   “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.” - Psalm 119:89 (NKJV)

Shakespeare got it wrong!   “The word of our God shall stand for ever.” - Isaiah 40:8 (KJV)

You’ll find no trace of it.   “Not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.” - Acts 19:27 (NKJV)

They were opposed to it!   “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” - 1 Corinthians 1:18 (KJV)

That cannot make sense.   “Though a sinner does evil a hundred times, and his days are prolonged, yet I surely know that it will be well with those who fear God, who fear before Him. But it will not be well with the wicked; nor will he prolong his days, which are as a shadow, because he does not fear before God.” - Ecclesiastes 8:12-13 (NKJV)

Wrong by 13 billion years?!   “In the beginning God created.” - Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

You can be an idolator without a statue.   “Everyone of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart...” - Ezekiel 14:4 (NKJV)

Not for me…   “Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.” - Leviticus 11:3 (NKJV)

Unless you cannot, do.   “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” - Hebrews 10:25 (KJV)

You want to keep out what you don’t want getting in.   “Lead us not into temptation.” - Matthew 6:13 (KJV)

People do it all the time.   “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side, … because you did not know the time of your visitation.” - Luke 19:42-44 (NKJV)

It is more than right.   “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV)

A spiritual defense mechanism…   “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 (KJV)

Is this history’s most remarkable testimony?   “I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” - Mark 1:24 (NKJV)

He had compassion.   “God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.” - John 3:17 (KJV)

The buck stops with Him.   “And He is the head of the body, the church.” - Colossians 1:18 (KJV)

Deception is deceptive.   “[Satan] opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” - 2 Thessalonians 2:4 (NKJV)

Potentially problematic…   “The dead in Christ shall rise.” - 1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV)

It was life and death.   “Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation.” - Daniel 2:16 (NKJV)

The executioner was at his door.   “Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon.” - Daniel 2:14 (KJV)

He doesn’t play by your rules.   “If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” - John 15:20 (NKJV)

Grief and sorrow are difficult to deal with.   “Sir, if You have carried Him away, tell me where You have laid Him, and I will take Him away.” - John 20:15 (NKJV)

He was outraged!   “You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?” - Galatians 5:7 (NKJV)

It requires intent.   “But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God.” - Jude 20-21 (NKJV)

There are steps you can take.   “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” - Mark 1:35 (KJV)

That’s not love. It’s madness.   “That you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts.” - Ephesians 4:22 (NKJV)

History will not prove you incorrect.   “Truly this Man was the Son of God.” - Mark 15:39 (KJV)  

Growing God’s kingdom…   “Cast your bread upon the waters.” - Ecclesiastes 11:1 (NKJV)

People are up against it.   “Could you not watch with me one hour?” - Matthew 26:40 (NKJV)

They neglected Jesus.   “I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take me in, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.” - Matthew 25:42-43, 45 (NKJV)

It’s easy to be self-absorbed.   “Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” - Matthew 25:40 (NKJV)

How would it change the world?   “Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me.’” - Matthew 25:34-36 (NKJV)

One of the last things He ever did…   “[Jesus] rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded.” - John 13:4-5 (NKJV)

Do we understand ours?   “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” - John 12:24 (NKJV)

We live by dying.   “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” - John 12:24 (NKJV)

The man was a genius.   “You have given me wisdom.” - Daniel 2:23 (NKJV)

Always and every time…   “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” - Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

Today they’re museums.   “There shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” - Revelation 21:4 (KJV)

Calling God a liar?   “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.” - Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)

There isn’t a balance.   “For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” - Romans 8:13 (NKJV)

Chemically-reinforcing behavior…   “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16 (NKJV)

She would have felt love.   “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” - Luke 23:34 (KJV)

The hate melted away.   “If you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” - Matthew 6:15 (NKJV)

You can’t be defeated.   “I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy.” - Luke 10:19 (KJV)

You’ve been invited.   “Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb.” - Revelation 19:9 (KJV)

If you’re willing…   “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” - Galatians 5:22-23 (KJV)

She knew exactly what to do.   “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with my eye.” - Psalm 32:8 (NKJV)

God will keep you.   “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16 (NKJV)

They’re not enlightened or wise.   “...whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.” - 2 Corinthians 4:4 (NKJV)

A graphic answer...   “...whose minds the god of this age has blinded.” - 2 Corinthians 4:4 (NKJV)

They’re ungrateful and disrespectful.   “His compassions fail not.” - Lamentations 3:22 (KJV)

Who doesn’t love weddings?   “And they were not willing to come.” - Matthew 22:3 (NKJV)  

He had told the stories for years.   “‘How did you come in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless.” - Matthew 22:12 (NKJV)

They wanted heaven, but only if…   “From that time many of His disciples went back, and walked no more with Him.” - John 6:66 (KJV)

If you want to be part of that…   “...[pray] for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.” - Ephesians 6:19 (KJV)

The numbers agree.   “The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” - Proverbs 2:6 (NKJV)

How many times did it help?   “The wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 (NKJV)

It isn’t necessary or fair.   “Debate your case with your neighbor, and do not disclose the secret to another.” - Proverbs 25:9 (NKJV)

Turkeys!   “He who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves.” - Luke 22:26 (NKJV)

He thought the case was closed.   “I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.” - Isaiah 43:25 (NKJV)

She now speaks with a foreign accent.   “Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt.” - Colossians 4:6 (NKJV)

Even if no one notices.   “He must increase, but I must decrease.” - John 3:30 (KJV)

You don’t do anyone a favor.   “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression.” - Proverbs 19:11 (NKJV)

No matter where you wander…   “He came to himself.” - Luke 15:17 (KJV)

Saying less is often best.   “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” - Proverbs 10:19 (NASB1995)

There’s only one wise decision.   “They were astonished and said, ‘Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?’” - Matthew 13:54 (NKJV)

Pray in faith.   “I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.” - Isaiah 49:25 (NKJV)

Your job is to trust.   “My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:30 (KJV)

Moment by moment…   “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” - Matthew 6:33 (NKJV)

Don’t wait.   “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” - Galatians 2:20 (KJV)

You either believe God is God, or you don’t.   “Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” - Matthew 6:27 (NKJV)

You renovate a house, not a human.   “When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there; and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.” - Matthew 12:43-45 (NKJV)

Things start to go right.   “Oh, that you had heeded my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.” - Isaiah 48:18 (NKJV)

It’s God’s way.   “...seventy times seven.” - Matthew 18:22 (KJV)

It shattered into innumerable pieces.   “But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” - Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV)

Not this kind of King.   “When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take Him by force, to make Him a king, He departed again into a mountain Himself alone.” - John 6:15 (KJV)

It comes with a hefty price tag.   “Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me.” - Proverbs 30:8 (KJV)

That’s what God can do.   “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)  

That hurts, doesn’t it?   “Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” - Matthew 5:10 (KJV)

Apostasy.   “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition.” - 2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV)

Keep it under six teaspoons a day.   “Not my will, but Yours, be done.” - Luke 22:42 (NKJV)

You won’t be able to trust your senses.   “...with all power and signs and lying wonders.” - 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (KJV)

Let Him do it!   “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” - Titus 3:5 (KJV)  

Don’t measure yourself by your successes or your failures.   “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” - Titus 3:5 (KJV)

They fear they are lost.   “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life.” - 1 John 5:13 (KJV)

Every day.   “And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.” - Mark 1:35 (KJV)

You’ll see more victory.   “Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.” - James 1:14 (KJV)

Don’t think you don’t have to fight.   “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 (KJV)

That is more like karma.   “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.” - Luke 7:6 (NKJV)

Edison got it wrong again and again.   “...first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.” - Mark 4:28 (NKJV)

Don’t take off the training wheels.   “In all your ways acknowledge Him.” - Proverbs 3:6 (NKJV)

Recovery can be challenging.   “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.” - Romans 5:20 (KJV)

That sort of hang-up takes some taming.   “I die daily.” - 1 Corinthians 15:31 (KJV)

That takes some learning.   “I die daily.” - 1 Corinthians 15:31 (KJV)

Allow yourself to stay the course.   “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden.” - Matthew 11:28 (KJV)

God could have, but chose not to do so.   “Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.” - 2 Corinthians 12:8 (NKJV)

It can be difficult.   “Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.” - Psalm 27:14 (KJV)

Of course the accusation was false.   “And some of the Pharisees said to them, ‘Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?’” - Luke 6:2 (NKJV)

A day to look forward to…   “And some of the Pharisees said to them, ‘Why are you doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?’” - Luke 6:2 (NKJV)

That’s what God can do.   “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.” - 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)

It plagues everyone. “And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts, ‘Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?’” - Mark 2:6-7 (NKJV)

He actually touches the man!   “And as soon as He had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.” - Mark 1:42 (KJV)

God wants that for you even more.   “Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’” - Mark 1:41 (NKJV)

The magazine printed the poems.   “...the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders.” - 2 Thessalonians 2:9 (KJV)

What do you do in those moments?   “Let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me.” - Isaiah 27:5 (KJV)

It’s the shortest commercial flight in the world.   “Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” - 1 Thessalonians 4:17 (KJV)

This is what God values.   “He shall be great in the sight of the Lord.” - Luke 1:15 (KJV)

I have a dream today.   “I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” - John 14:2-3 (KJV)

If He made mountains…   "Who established the mountains by His strength.” - Psalm 65:6 (NKJV)

The preposterous doesn’t make sense.   “His hands formed the dry land.” - Psalm 95:5 (KJV)

You might as well throw away your Bible.   “The sea is His, and He made it.” - Psalm 95:5 (KJV)

He shows it’s possible.   “I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” - Philippians 4:11 (KJV)

Mistakes happen!   “The longsuffering of our Lord is salvation.” - 2 Peter 3:15 (KJV)

There was no way out.   “The Lord thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.” - 1 Samuel 7:10 (KJV)

This will change things.   “Set your affection on things above.” - Colossians 3:2 (KJV)

This might be something you need to consider.   “But [they] were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works.” - Psalm 106:35 (KJV)

They simply believed.   “And the three hundred blew the trumpets, … and the host fled.” - Judges 7:22 (KJV)

The pain was unbearable.   “If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you.” - Matthew 5:30 (NKJV)

You’ll see much more of His blessing.   “So about three thousand men went up there from the people, but they fled before the men of Ai.” - Joshua 7:4 (NKJV)

It’s better to let it go.   “Love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing.” - 1 Peter 3:8-9 (NKJV)

Instead of responding with aggression…   “Let him alone, and let him curse…. It may be that the Lord will look on my affliction, and … repay me with good for his cursing this day.” - 2 Samuel 16:11-12 (NKJV)

It’s strange that God is so misunderstood.   “If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.” - Psalm 89:31-33 (KJV)

Who wouldn’t want that?   “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” - 2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)

His mistakes were real.   “I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, I pray, O Lord, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.” - 2 Samuel 24:10 (NKJV)

We fail at times.   “Have mercy upon me, O God.” - Psalm 51:1 (KJV)

“The devil told me the same thing.”   “A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.” - Proverbs 29:5 (NKJV)

Here’s how strength is demonstrated.   “He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.” - Proverbs 14:29 (NKJV)

Having a lot more isn’t always best.   “Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” - Malachi 3:10 (KJV)

Hours of futility…   “He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely will be delivered.” - Proverbs 28:26 (NKJV)

Vengeance is for vengeful people.   “Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, ‘Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?’” - 2 Samuel 19:21 (KJV)

It was then that he crashed hard.   “Keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn.” - 1 Kings 2:3 (NKJV)

Taking your life in your own hands.   “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.” - 1 John 5:12 (NKJV)

Falsehoods broadcast as news.   “If you abide in my word, you are my disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” - John 8:31-32 (NKJV)

Just evil.   “Those who see you will gaze at you, and consider you, saying: ‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms?’”          - Isaiah 14:16 (NKJV)

Evil drives people.   “A wise man fears and departs from evil.” - Proverbs 14:16 (NKJV)

She didn’t know she had set a new world record.   “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” - 1 John 5:13 (KJV)

He miscalculated.   “Sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” - James 1:15 (NKJV)

He does.   “And they did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He caused the waters to flow from the rock for them; He also split the rock, and the waters gushed out.” - Isaiah 48:21 (NKJV)

It’s better not to say it.   "He spoke rashly with his lips." - Psalm 106:33 (NKJV)

It’s then that you’re in real danger.   “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” - 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NKJV)

The same temptation exists.   “...saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise.” - Genesis 3:6 (KJV)

Remembering true strength of character.   “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies.” - Proverbs 31:10 (NKJV)

I had to restrain one of them.   “As the churning of milk produces butter, and wringing the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.” - Proverbs 30:33 (NKJV)

Freedom has never been free.   “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.” - Proverbs 29:2 (NKJV)

Why would anyone paint half a picture?   “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” - Proverbs 28:13 (NKJV)

Not all wants are wrong, but…   “Hell and Destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.” - Proverbs 27:20 (NKJV)

God believes in hard work.   “As a door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed.” - Proverbs 26:14 (NKJV)

We’ll keep searching.   “It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.” - Proverbs 25:2 (KJV)

It only helps the devil.   “Do not say, ‘I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.’” - Proverbs 24:29 (NKJV)

Seems strong, doesn’t it?   “Put a knife to your throat if you are a man given to appetite.” - Proverbs 23:2 (NKJV)

His friend snapped.   “Make no friendship with an angry man, and with a furious man do not go.” - Proverbs 22:24 (NKJV)

It’s easier for the church to check out.   “Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard.” - Proverbs 21:13 (NKJV)

Crime doesn’t pay.   “Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.” - Proverbs 20:17 (KJV)

You can’t always get what you want.   “Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your heart on his destruction.” - Proverbs 19:18 (NKJV)

Less damage that way…   “He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.” - Proverbs 18:13 (NKJV)

You’re worth more to God than that.   “The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the hearts.” - Proverbs 17:3 (NKJV)

Fortunes were made and lost.   “How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!” - Proverbs 16:16 (KJV)

Before you quit your job or quit college…   “Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.” - Proverbs 15:22 (KJV)

She was an absolute tower of strength.   “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.” - Proverbs 14:1 (NKJV)

Greedy, dishonest people.   “Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.” - Proverbs 13:11 (NKJV)

Integrity demands it.   “The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is man’s precious possession.” - Proverbs 12:27 (NKJV)

Everyone can participate.   “The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.” - Proverbs 11:25 (NKJV)

Sometimes less is more.   “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” - Proverbs 10:19 (NKJV)

If you’re willing, He’ll give you the power.   “Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.” - Proverbs 9:6 (KJV)

Nothing else matters nearly as much.   “Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.” - Proverbs 8:10 (KJV)

Religion does not excuse sin.   “I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.” - Proverbs 7:14 (KJV)

What kind of person does that?   “...one who sows discord among brethren.” - Proverbs 6:19 (NKJV)

That moment of madness is never worth it.   “For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.” - Proverbs 5:3-4 (NKJV)

I watched with horror as…   “Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.” - Proverbs 4:26 (NKJV)

No doubt you didn’t enjoy it.   “My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of His correction.” - Proverbs 3:11 (KJV)

That can’t be true.   “The Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” - Proverbs 2:6 (NKJV)

The devil did not make you do it.   “My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.” - Proverbs 1:10 (KJV)

You don’t need a PhD to know…   “The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God.” - Psalm 68:8 (KJV)

It will make a fool out of you, too.   “Because you have abused me.” - Numbers 22:29 (NKJV)

Is God punishing the children?   “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me.” - Exodus 20:5 (KJV)

You don’t hear much about it today.   “Thou shalt not covet.” - Exodus 20:17 (KJV)

t’s better to learn contentment.   “But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints.” - Ephesians 5:3 (NKJV)

Most people admit they lie.   “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).” - Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV)

That would be none, ever.   “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.” - Exodus 20:16 (KJV)

If there’s a way to game the system, people will find it.   “Thou shalt not steal.” - Exodus 20:13 (KJV)

Old-fashioned, isn’t it?   “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” - Exodus 20:14 (KJV

Thou shalt not kill.   “Thou shalt not kill.” - Exodus 20:13 (KJV)

Maybe it’s time to make that call.   “‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise: ‘that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.’” - Ephesians 6:2-3 (NKJV)

It’s important to do.   “Honor your father and your mother.” - Exodus 20:12 (NKJV)  

Millions are drawn away.   “For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day.” - Exodus 20:11 (KJV)

He has been showing us for thousands of years!   “The Sabbath was made for man.” - Mark 2:27 (NKJV)

That will impact your heart.   “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain.” - Exodus 20:7 (KJV)

What it is, is sin.   “You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.” - Exodus 20:4-5 (NKJV)

It’s well worth looking within.   “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” - Exodus 20:3 (KJV)

This will keep you free.   “I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” - Exodus 20:2 (KJV)

Misunderstandings often arise.   “When the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.” - Joshua 22:12 (KJV)

Sinners don’t need to be cheered on.   “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” - Proverbs 27:6 (KJV)

Aim high. Aim to grow.   “...Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” - Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV)

So you might live.   “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.” - 1 Peter 2:22 (KJV)

Don’t let it be for nothing.   “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” - Psalm 22:1 (NKJV)

That’s not fair, is it?   “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.” - John 3:16 (KJV)

Dishonesty can be hard work.   “The truthful lip shall be established forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.” - Proverbs 12:19 (NKJV)

One man did an immense amount of damage.   “In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.” - Proverbs 3:6 (KJV)

You might want to think again.   “...the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” - 1 Timothy 3:15 (KJV)

Intended for your eternal good…   “When Thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness.” - Isaiah 26:9-10 (KJV)

It was buried 70 years before.   “When you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!” - Matthew 24:33 (NKJV)

The greatest deceptions are still to come.   “They worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast.... And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” - Revelation 13:4, 8 (KJV)

You’ve never been worse off because you trusted God.   “In the beginning God created.” - Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

Don’t make excuses!   “Who has made man’s mouth? … I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” - Exodus 4:11-12 (NKJV)

Watch your spiritual life take off!   “Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones.” - Proverbs 3:7-8 (NKJV)

Gone are the days…   “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” - John 8:36 (KJV)

It was life-threatening!   “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.” - Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)

You ought to be proactive.   “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust.” - Psalm 91:2 (KJV)

Science can be confusing.   “In the beginning God created.” - Genesis 1:1 (KJV)

We can learn from that.   “It was not you who sent me here, but God.” - Genesis 45:8 (NKJV)

He had been imprisoned for life.   “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you.” - Ezekiel 36:26 (KJV)

His example speaks.   “The Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.” - Genesis 39:23 (KJV)

No matter what others think…   “His brothers did not believe in Him.” - John 7:5 (NKJV)

Not what I was expecting!   “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” - John 17:17 (NKJV)

One person didn’t mind a bit.   “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours.” - Revelation 14:13 (KJV)

They landed right on their behinds!   “The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” - Philippians 4:9 (NKJV)

Forty years later they made a decision.   “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations.” - Matthew 28:19 (KJV)

It can ruffle your feathers.   “The words of the wise are as goads.” - Ecclesiastes 12:11 (KJV)

100% accurate!   “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” - Acts 20:35 (NKJV)

Remember that word.   “Riches are not forever.” - Proverbs 27:24 (NKJV)

It can be done.   “Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God.” - 1 Corinthians 10:32 (KJV)

The inside matters most.   “Follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” - 2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)

A funny thing happened on the way to the Second Coming.   “They sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.” - Genesis 3:7 (KJV)

That’s teamwork!   “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things.” - John 14:26 (KJV)

He fled the scene of the crime.   “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 (KJV)

Exert force in opposition.   “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” - James 4:7 (KJV)

There’s something else that’s crucial.   “Submit yourselves therefore to God.” - James 4:7 (KJV)

Other days, maybe less…   “Yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead.” - Romans 6:13 (KJV)

It doesn’t work for Christians.   “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above.” - Colossians 3:1 (KJV)

They put it right out of their minds.   “I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the Most High God, the possessor of heaven and earth.” - Genesis 14:22 (KJV)

What he did was reprehensible.   “Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” - Genesis 28:15 (NKJV)

Things became utterly toxic.   “And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.” - Genesis 16:6 (KJV)

The world would be a much different place.   “The Lord God of heaven … will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.” - Genesis 24:7 (NKJV)

He sent a servant hundreds of miles!   “You shall go to my country and to my family, and take a wife for my son Isaac.”  -Genesis 24:4 (NKJV)

He was not a perfect man.   “And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.” - Genesis 22:9 (KJV)

He submitted to the will of God.   “And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.” - Genesis 22:9 (KJV)

His commitment was phenomenal.   “Now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” - Genesis 22:12 (NKJV)

It’s a colossal responsibility.   “I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him.” - Genesis 18:19 (KJV)