Scripture Reflections

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven - Matt 6:10 At the heart of this most famous of prayers, Jesus teaches...

Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left. -...

The time is fulfilled in the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel. - Mark 1:15 When we in the 21st-century hear...

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her...

I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End - Revelation 22:13 Here in one of the very last verses in...

Then Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose...

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. - Romans 14:17...

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light - Gen 1:3 O God, You are the Father of all creation, who spoke the universe into...

He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,...

So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did...

How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? - John 5:44 It is...

“I have come to bring fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! - Luke 12:49 When people began to question John the...

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will...

But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the...

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his...

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery - Gal...

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker - Psalm 95:6 What does it mean to worship? What is the...

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking...

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. - Phil 1:6 It is...

But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the...

Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom...

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or...

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and...

The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands. How...

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1...

What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body that is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or...

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the...

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and...

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all - Psalm 34:19 If the Bible was written according to...

Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. - 1 Peter 2:11...

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God - Matthew 5:8 It is a basic tenet within the Christian faith that God is the basis...

"For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison." - 2 Cor 4:17 In this short...

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your...

Jesus, once again deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. “Take away the stone,” Jesus said....

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” - Luke 2:14 These are the words of the angels to...

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has...

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged....

I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp - Psalm 49:4 Musical references are scattered throughout the...

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment ...

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! - John 1:29 Oh...

Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, “What are you seeking?” And they said to him, “Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where...

Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth. Meditate on it day and night, so that you will be careful to do everything...

“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” - Mark 10:51 Why did Jesus ask a blind...

And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death -...

"Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the...

"...always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth" - 2 Tim 3:7 There are unlimited "facts" about our universe....

For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind - 2 Tim 1:7 Over 300 times the Bible exhorts us...

Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping - Matt 8:24 We are all...

The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the LORD; in its time I will do this swiftly. - Isaiah 60:22...

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it - Psalm 34:14 What does it mean to seek peace? How do we do this? What does it...