When they (the Magi) saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.                                                                                                                                                                          Matthew 2:10  Joy is an amazing thing! It puts a little click in our step and a twinkle in our eye. It motivates us to press on and meet…

Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. For this, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no…

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.                                                                                                                         1 John 4:7-8  John leaves little room for us to doubt the importance that love…

The Christian life should be lived in a very different manner than the rest of the world. In other words, believers in Jesus Christ should positively impact their surroundings and the people in whom they come in contact. A Christian life should be one of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control….

Now, O Lord my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David, yet I am but a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. Your servant is in the midst of Your people which You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted. So give Your servant an…

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.”                                                                                                              2 Samuel 12:13  Read: 2 Samuel 12 David was a man after God’s own heart. He was a man of faith….

Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.                                                                                                                1 Samuel 17:51  Read: 1 Samuel 17…

In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.                                                                                                                          Judges 21:25  Read: Judges 21 It is a common thread that runs throughout the Judges account in the Old Testament. The people would enjoy favor with God….

However, Rahab the harlot and her father’s household and all she had, Joshua spared; and she has lived in the midst of Israel to this day, for she hid the messengers whom Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.                                                                                                                    Joshua 6:25  Read: Joshua 6 Another lesson that we see in…

No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. Only be…