[:en]Final Exhortations of Paul: Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful (v. 1) Pray that God may open doors for the gospel (v. 3) Pray for God’s worker (v. 4) Pray for wisdom and make the most of every opportunity (v. 5) Be careful in what you say and how you say it (v.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 4[:]
Category: Read Through The Bible
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 40[:]
[:en]Comforts for God’s People: After God’s chastening, He will forgive and give you a new beginning (vs. 1-5) – Be grateful for His mercy. People are like grass and flower that withers and fall, but the word of God stands forever (vs. 6-8) – Be diligent to read His Word. God is the shepherd who… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 40[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 39[:]
[:en]The king of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a gift to King Hezekiah after his recovery from illness. King Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them all that was found in his storehouse – silver, gold, spices, fine oils, his entire armory and all his treasures (vs. 1-2). Then Isaiah came to tell… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 39[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:zh]T[:]
[:en]Rules for Holy Living: Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (v. 2) Put to death the earthly nature of sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, greed and idolatry (v. 5) Rid yourselves of anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips (v. 8) Do not lie to each other… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:zh]T[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 38[:]
[:en]Hezekiah contracted a boil (v. 21) and became ill and was at the point of death (v. 1) He wept bitterly and pleaded God to heal him. The Lord heard his prayer and add 15 years to his life (v. 5) God promised to defend Judah from the hands of Assyria. (v. 6) Hezekiah described… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 38[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 37[:]
[:en]When King Hezekiah received the words that Sennacherib, the king of Assyria was going to invade them, he brought this case to the Lord. He prayed: “Now O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands so that all kingdom on earth may know that you alone O Lord, are God” (v. 20) The angel… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 37[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:zh]Thoug[:]
[:en]Paul told the believers in Colosse that when they received Christ Jesus as Lord, they should continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthen the faith with overflowing thankfulness (v. 6) He warned them of these things: Let no one deceive you by fine-sounding arguments who substituted man’s ideas from God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:zh]Thoug[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 36[:]
[:en]Sennacherib, the king of Assyria sent messenger to King Hezekiah telling him not to ally with Egypt nor to trust the Lord God, but to make peace with them. They announced to the people that no nations had ever been saved from all the gods of their countries. They offered them 2000 horses (v. 8)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 36[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 35[:]
[:en]After judgment, there will be joy and glory. When Jesus comes, the wilderness will blossom. (vs. 1-2) The weak will be strengthen, the blind shall see and the deaf shall hear. The lame shall walk and the mute can talk. There will be a highway called the way of Holiness and the redeemed will walk… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 35[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 34[:]
[:en]God pronounced judgment against the nations and upon the whole world. There will be dead bodies bathed in blood (v. 3), the heavenly bodies will fall (v. 4), and people will be sacrificed like animals (vs. 6-7). Edom will become desolate (vs. 9-15) because God will vindicate for the cause of Zion. (v. 8)[:]