Genesis 6:14 is a summary of what God wanted Noah to make along with a warning, a promise and how God would help Noah. (NASB) Genesis 6:14 “Make for yourself (Noah) an ark of gopher (cypress) wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.” Then God […]

Corruption and violence in the days of Noah…corruption and violence in this day.  Attacks against the followers of Christ in India, Pakistan, Viet Nam, and many other countries around the world prove that people are in need of God’s provision of the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ…the attackers are in desperate need…and those they are […]

What does God’s word say about the days of Noah? (NASB) Genesis 6:11-13 “Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God and the earth was filled with violence. 12 God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth. 13 Then God said […]

In the United States, Valentine’s Day is a day for expressing love for another. What if…we would use this day to express our love for the living God of the Bible? What if…we would follow His words in our speech, our actions and our motives? What if…we would be a fragrant aroma to those around […]

(NASB) Psalm 119:145-146, 149-151 145 “I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will observe Your statutes. 146 I cried to You; save me And I shall keep Your testimonies.” 149 “Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your ordinances. 150 Those who follow after wickedness […]

The Holy Bible is succinct (clearly expressed in a few words, concise).  It sums up Noah’s life with: (NASB) Genesis 6:9-10 “These are the records of the generations of Noah.  Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. 10 Noah became the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.” […]

The word “therefore” is there for a reason, the reason(s) having preceded that word.  When you see it in Scripture go back to find out why the “therefore” is there for! (NASB) Ephesians 5:1-2 “THEREFORE BE imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave […]

For negative, destructive thoughts to be done away with, what do followers of Christ need to do? God’s word says: (NASB) Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Yesterday’s devotional focused on the “Burdens Not Worth Bearing”: bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, slander […]

When people hurt your feelings…when words are barbed arrows which penetrate your mind and heart…how do you react or respond? When hurtful looks, actions and words are hurled at you, what can be planted as the tiniest of seeds? Here is one list from Ephesians 4:31: Bitterness = sourness results Wrath = rage, ire, fury […]

(NASB) Ephesians 4:30 “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Out of gratefulness to God I am not to grieve God the Holy Spirit.  Why? Because He has saved me from my sins through God the Son. He has adopted me as a child […]