I would like you to turn to a number of familiar related scriptures converging on a single motif or pattern. Psalm 119:105 (AMP)Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:165 (AMP) Those who love Your law have great …
Many people consider Romans 7 to be among the most critical chapters of the New Testament. In it, the apostle Paul clarifies that God's law should be our primary resource for gaining insight into the manner of our Christian walk, and how …
Looking at life from God's point of view, He stacks the deck in man's favor. He says with such positivity that He desires to redeem all people, if they will have it. This appears in I Timothy 2:4: ". . . who desires all men to be saved …

(165) Great peace have those who love Your law,
And nothing causes them to stumble.
What does "great peace" mean? "Peace" automatically suggests an absence of war, no battling, no fighting. Under temptation, a battle always rages, even if we are winning. In such a case, no peace exists, much less "great peace." As an …
Many dangers begin small or unnoticed. A tiny ember in dry grass. A hairline crack in a foundation. A root beneath the soil. But what starts unseen eventually surfaces. Scripture calls one such danger a “root of bitterness” — a spiritual fault that begins unseen but eventually affects everything it touches (Hebrews 12:15). Roots grow covertly, beneath the surface, long before anyone becomes aware of their existence. Structurally, these roots form the foundation of the body they support. Bitterness is no different. Jealousy and envy are often its seeds. Left unchecked, they fester into …
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