Matthew 6:7-8 “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask h...
Continue ReadingPsalm 6:2 “Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I [am] weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.” If you had painful skin, one of the last things you would apply to it would be hot peppers. Not only do hot peppers burn the mouth, some can even...
Continue ReadingEcclesiastes 3:5 “A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;” Which of your five senses is most important? Which sense could be lost with the least threat to your ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 9:1b “I will praise [thee], O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.” There’s an old saying that people seldom remember how rapidly the job was done, but they do appreciate good workmanship. However,...
Continue Reading2 Corinthians 9:5 “Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] ...
Continue ReadingPhilippians 4:8 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any vir...
Continue ReadingJob 38:31 “Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?” Everybody knows that the universe has been expanding ever since it was created by the big bang, right? Of course the big bang theory of the creation of ...
Continue ReadingPsalm 96:12-13a “Let the field be joyful, and all that [is] therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD:” Some of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years have to do with our growing knowledge of plant communi...
Continue ReadingPsalm 111:10 “The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever.” For centuries, Asian cooks have wrapped meat, sushi and candy in bamboo bark. Though...
Continue ReadingPsalm 27:8 “[When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.” Infants will often look ever so serious as they babble away, as if they’re actually saying something of great importance. Most of us ...
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