"You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You" (Isa. 26:3 NKJ). Part One Perfect peace is a good translation of this phrase from the Hebrew Old Testament. In the original text the words read shalom shalom. This double...

"Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin" (1 John 3:9). Because of a misunderstanding of this verse, some sincere Christians have struggled to arrive at a place of absolute perfection where they will never make another mistake for the rest of their lives. This...

"In righteousness you shall be established: you will be far from oppression; fear and terror will not come near you" (Isa. 54:14 KJV, Paraphrased). Far from fear and oppression, what a wonderful and reassuring word. This promise guarantees us peace of mind. No...

"To another the working of miracles..." (1 Cor. 12:10 NKJ). There are four types of miracles described in the New Testament. This list could be the manual or guideline for your place of worship: Notable Miracles (Acts 4:16). A notable miracle is one that comes to...

"Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" (Rom. 14:5 NKJ). Out of the Reformation there emerged a manifesto, a new idea that each believer could read the Bible for himself. He could trust the Holy Spirit to interpret what he read and illuminate it to him...

"I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase" (1 Cor. 3:6 NKJ). Assuming leadership as pastor of a church put me in position to "do it all." I picked up people in my car to bring them to church, then led the singing, made the announcement, performed the...

"Shammah....stationed himself in the middle of the field, defended it....And the Lord brought about a great victory" (2 Sam. 23:11-12 NKJ). Shammah was one of David's heroic warriors. He came to a field that was a food supply for David's army. The Philistines had...

"The children of Issachar...had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do..." (1 Chron. 12:32 NKJ). A person who reads his Bible consistently is soon attuned to world conditions. After you have read Jesus' description of the last days (Matt....

"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all" (Ps. 34:19 NKJ). This verse is not declaring that you and I are going to suffer all our lives. There is no redemptive value in suffering; it entered the world as a result of sin...

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." (Rom. 12:2 NKJ). A lady came home from a revival meeting and cheerfully announced to her agnostic husband, "I have been born again." In contempt he snarled these words at her:...

"And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding" (Jer. 3:15 NKJ). I am grateful for all the sincere men and women of God who I know personally are in the ministry because of a "call" of God upon their...

"The Lord is my shepherd. Nothing shall be lacking to me" (Ps. 23:1; Author's literal translation). This is a security verse. Safe in the shepherd's fold we know no lack, no want, no deficiency, no shortage. Psalm 84:11 assures us: "...No good thing will He...