proverbs-16:3,-luke-2:52-niv

Anxiety:(3308) (merimna from merizo = to divide or draw different directions - which is exactly what anxiety does to most of us!) refers to a care (the sole way it is translated in the KJV) or concern and so to care for someone or something. It is often used in a negative sense and thus is translate... Read More

Freedom (1657) (eleutheria from eleutheros- that which is capable of movement, freedom to go wherever one likes, unfettered; see word study on verb eleutheroo) describes the state of being free and stands in opposition to slavery or bondage. Vine writes that it means... “liberty” , is rendered “free... Read More

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” Ephesians 5:15-17 To Waste Time is to Waste Life Time is the most valuable commodity of all. It is a non-renewable... Read More

Then said I, Lo, I came... to do Thy will, 0 God. HEBREWS 10:7 Commit thy works unto the Lord. PROVERBS 16:3 OH, let Thy wisdom be my guide, Nor take Thy light from me away; Thy grace be over at my side, That from Thy path I may not stray; But, feeling that Thy hand is o'er me, In steadfast faith my... Read More

Matt. 12:34-37 "O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say unto you... Read More

It is through The Word, and the Word Alone, that the Spirit teaches... One of the greatest difficulties with young believers is to know how they can find out whether what they desire is according to God's will. I count it one of the most precious lessons God wants to teach through the experience of ... Read More

Wicked Men Useful in their Destruction Only Jonathan Edwards , 1703-1758 "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest? Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? Instead... Read More

A Discourse on Afflictions Stephen Charnock, 1628-1680 Hebrews 12:5-11 "You have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: 'My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him; for whom the LORD loves He chastens, and scourges every son w... Read More