1 Corinthians 2:12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world. We have received the Spirit who is from God. The Spirit helps us understand what God has freely given us. God’s Interpreter Are you comfortable with the Bible? Many people aren’t. Some are...
Psalm 135:3 Praise the Lord, because he is good. Sing praise to his name, because that is pleasant. Praise God! We know that God is good. All we need to do is look around to see that. But it’s not enough for us to say, “God is good,” and leave it at that. We need...
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the person who goes to him for safety. Oh Goody! The word good is a bit vague in our language. We use it to describe everything that’s average in our lives. “How was your day today?” “Good.” “How did you...
1 John 1:9 But God is faithful and fair. If we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins. He will forgive every wrong thing we have done. He will make us pure. True Dependability You may have noticed that people are not always dependable. People make mistakes....
James 4:8 Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners. Make your hearts pure, you who can’t make up your minds. The Approachable One There’s a scene in The Wizard of Oz in which Dorothy and her friends finally get to see the Wizard,...
Luke 1:37 That’s because what God says will always come true. The All-Powerful One In the folktale “The Stonecutter,” a stonecutter wishes to be rich because rich men are powerful. Then he wishes to be a prince because princes are even more powerful. But the sun is...
