Monthly Archives: May 2011

Psalm 25:12 Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him. If you do not fear and respect God, how can you be His disciple? It seems that many people … Continue reading →

Psalm 6:8-9 Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping. The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer. We don’t know why David had assurance that his prayers … Continue reading →

Job 36:22 “God is exalted in his power.  Who is a teacher like him? Disciples are learners, so it’s a big deal that God is the ultimate Teacher. The Bible is filled with references to God teaching us, but the … Continue reading →

Job 36:5 “God is mighty, but does not despise men; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose. This is a very interesting verse in Japanese, that experience has taught me is probably much closer to the original than the … Continue reading →

Job 32:8-9 But it is the spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. It is not only the old who are wise, not only the aged who understand what is right. IQ does not … Continue reading →

Job 12:7-9 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you, the birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the sea inform you. … Continue reading →

Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the LORD, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel. This description of Ezra has a lot to teach us about a disciple. … Continue reading →

2 Chronicles 17:9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people. Ignorance can be fatal. Jehoshaphat recognized that there was … Continue reading →

2 Chronicles 15:2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found … Continue reading →

1 Kings 8:33 “When your people Israel have been defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you… This verse and several others don’t say if the people sin, they say when the people sin. This is very much … Continue reading →