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John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Commentary; This promise from God, that whoever believes in Jesus The Christ should not perish but have everlasting life is perhaps the most significant promise we could hope to stand upon! Irrespective of health, financial or other of this physical world's realities you may be struggling with right now, understand that once you leave this fallen world to go be with The Father, you have His promises of eternal life outside of the pain and suffering that you may be presently experiencing!

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

Commentary; The book of Isaiah was written approximately 700 years before the birth of Jesus; one of the most amazing promises ever made to mankind, further proof that God's promises can be counted upon!

Jeremiah 24:6

For I will set My eyes on them for good...

Commentary; Our Father God makes sure that His children, those that believe in Him, will benefit from trusting in Him.

2 Chronicles 30:9

...the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.

Commentary; Many who have drifted away from following our Lord feel that He will never accept them back. Feeling that way could not be farther from the truth for our Lord loves His creation and will forgive inequities and welcome those who have strayed away from Him. Stop listening to the enemy and return to the Lord who is the only one who can grant you eternal life!

2 Chronicles 16:9

For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.

Commentary; Our Father God will stand beside those who are fully committed to Him, which requires that you acknowledge that Jesus is His son, and then ask Jesus to come into your life.

1 Chronicles 16:34

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.

Commentary; Our Father God's mercy will be with you always once you commit your life to Him.

Job 5:17

Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects;
Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.

Commentary; Because our Father God loves His children, those who believe in Him, it is a compliment when He corrects inappropriate or incorrect behavior in the life of a believer. If His correction does not result in a change of behavior, expect to receive a more serious correction until there is a change in the inappropriate behavior; similar to how a worldly father might react to his children.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.

Commentary; When you walk according to the will of our Lord He will bless you in your walk.

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

Commentary; Our Father God is merciful to those who truly believe in Him.

mark 2:10

"But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”

Commentary; Jesus very clearly explains to all who have ears that He has all authority on earth in all matters!

Psalm 121:8

The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore.

Commentary; Our Father God is faithful to those who trust and follow Him, from the moment they profess their belief until the end of time.

james 5:15

And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

Commentary; When, as a faithful follower of our Lord Jesus, prayers are offered up on behalf of the sick, our Father God will raise him up and forgive his sins.

james 1:17

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Commentary; When good things happen to you in life give thanks to Our Father God as He is the source of every good thing. Show your appreciation!!!

hebrews 4:12

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Commentary; Understand that Our Father God knows all of our thoughts, whether they are pure or not. You can ask Jesus to help you deal with any impure thoughts you find yourself battling.

titus 2:11-14

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works..

Commentary; EVERYONE has been presented with the truth of the Salvation that trusting in Jesus brings to them. Whether they accept this salvation, by agreeing to live by God's rules and not this world's, is up to them. By trusting and following Jesus, you have eternal life. Rejecting Jesus means that you are rejecting the life that He brings to those who genuinely ask Him to come into their lives.

2 Timothy 4:18

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!

Commentary; Trust in our Lord to deliver you from the evil one. Be sure to give our Lord praise throughout your day!!

Malachi 3:7

"Return to Me, and I will return to you,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

Commentary; It's very clear; our Father God wants all to return to Him. In return, He will stay with you always! For those who refuse to return to Him, their eternity will not be pleasant!!

luke 18:6-8

And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly."

Commentary; During this parable Jesus instructed disciples that they, as should we, be persistent in our prayers; day and night!!

zechariah 1:3

Therefore tell the people: This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Return to me,’ declares the Lord Almighty, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord Almighty.

Commentary; Although this was originally directed at the Israelites this promise holds true to all; if you have stepped away from the Lord, but return to Him, He will return to you!

malachi 4:2

But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. .

Commentary; The key to this promise is the phrase "...who revere" our Father God's name. If you will genuinely trust in the Lord our God He will bestow His holy blessings upon you!

mark 2:10

"But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.”

Commentary; Jesus very clearly explains to all who have ears that He has all authority on earth in all matters!

jeremiah 17:7

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is the Lord."

Commentary; Our Father God richly rewards those who genuinely believe and trust in Him!

jeremiah 9:23-24

Thus says the Lord:

“Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,
Let not the mighty man glory in his might,
Nor let the rich man glory in his riches;
But let him who glories glory in this,
That he understands and knows Me,
That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth.
For in these I delight,” says the Lord.

Commentary; Our Father God wants only that we understand His precepts, believe in His Son Jesus, and follow Him. When we focus on the things of this world, it does not please our Father God!

jeremiah 17:10

“I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind,
to reward each person according to their conduct,
according to what their deeds deserve.”

Commentary; Even though salvation cannot be earned through deeds, our Father God knows what is in a person's heart and mind, and will reward those who follow His precepts.

lamentations 3:22-23

Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.

Commentary; Our Father God so loves us that He bestows His blessings on those who believe in Him every morning. His faithfulness abounds!!

John 8:12

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus stated this very clearly; you must follow Him to receive salvation and life everlasting!!

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

Commentary; Our eternal salvation rests on our believing and trusting in Our Lord Jesus, The Christ, period.

John 20:31

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Commentary; Once you genuinely believe in our Lord Jesus you receive eternal salvation.

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Commentary; The significance of what Jesus accomplished on the cross is completely lost to those who do not believe, who have chosen to spend eternity apart from Father God, which by the way is also what the non-believer is..."completely lost"!

1 peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

Commentary; Our Father God gives grace to the humble, He loves those who humble themselves according to God's will.

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James 4:17

Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

Commentary; When a person knows right from wrong, but purposefully ignores right to do wrong, to that person, our Father God considers that to be sinful, worthy of eternal damnation and separation forever from the Father.

Psalm 37:10

For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more;
Indeed, you will look carefully for his place, But it shall be no more.

Commentary; Ultimately our Father God will eliminate the wicked who exist in this physical world.

Psalm 37:9

For evildoers shall be cut off;
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.

Commentary; Our Father God promises us that as long as we genuinely wait on Him, we shall spend eternity with Him.

Psalm 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land,
And dwell in it forever.

Commentary; Our Father God promises all who are righteous shall inherit what He has promised.

Psalm 37:25-26

I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. He is ever merciful, and lends;
And his descendants are blessed.

Commentary; Our Father God loves those who genuinely love Him. He will never leave nor forsake them.

Proverbs 8:17

I love those who love Me, and those who seek Me find Me.

Commentary; Our Father God loves those who genuinely love Him. When someone earnestly seeks Him, they will find Him.

Psalm 56:3-4

Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

Commentary; If our Father God be for us, who can be against us!

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him when he is judged.

Commentary; Our Father God will not allow the wicked to oppress those who genuinely believe in Him forever!

John 8:58

Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

Commentary; Jesus confirms that He is God, who took on flesh, to cleanse us of our sins, before the world began.

Psalm 71:16

I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.

Commentary; In their times of need, our Father God provides those who genuinely believe in Him with the strength they need.

Titus 1:15-16

To the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience are defiled. They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being

abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

Commentary; There are those who pretend to believe in and honor our Lord Jesus and our Father God, but their actions prove that they really don't, something obvious to Lord Jesus and Father God.

Psalm 115:15

May you be blessed by the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

Commentary; Our Father God, who made both heaven and earth, will bless those who genuinely believe in Him.

Titus 3:4-7

But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, that having been justified by His grace we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Commentary; Our Father God, so loved us, that, through His mercy, provided us with a way, through His son Jesus, to spend eternity with Him.

Hebrews 2:9

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone.

Commentary; Our Father God made man, "a little lower than the angels". Jesus was born fully man, "a little lower than the angels", but yet still fully God. He gave up His life as the perfect sacrifice for our sins.

Hebrews 1:13-14

But to which of the angels has He ever said: “Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool”? Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?

Commentary; If you are a genuine believer of our Lord Jesus and our Father God? If you are, then expect to have angels, i.e. ministering spirits, sent forth to minister to you!

Hebrews 2:17-18

Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus can help a genuine believer resist the temptations of this physical world because He understands the temptations His children are subjected to because He allowed Himself to also be tempted.

Hebrews 4:14-16

Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Commentary; Because our Lord Jesus allowed Himself to be tempted, as we are tempted, He has true empathy and compassion for us in what we're fighting against in this physical world, making His mercy and grace towards us even more special.

Hebrews 7:24-25

But He, because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Commentary; Our Father God sees the purity of our Lord Jesus when He looks at us.

Hebrews 9:15

And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

Commentary; For those who genuinely believe in our Lord Jesus, who faithfully follow Him, eternal salvation is theirs.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Commentary; Our Father God expects us to faithfully believe in Jesus, His only begotten Son, and to faithfully follow Him.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

Commentary; Our Father God expects us to diligently seek after Him and His will for our lives, and that we faithfully believe in Jesus, His only begotten Son, and to faithfully follow Him.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Commentary; Our Father God knows what your needs are. Do not fall into the trap of loving money instead of loving Him.

James 1:2-3

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.

Commentary; When you are in the midst of trial you often can't see the benefits of being there. Our Father God wants to see that His children have the perseverance to remain faithful even in the midst of the trials and tribulations that are going to come.

James 1:5-6

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.

Commentary; When ask our Father God for anything, you must ask Him confidently, with faith that He hears you and wants you to have what will benefit you, in your walk with Him.

James 2:10

For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all.

Commentary; Man cannot achieve salvation through a law. The law can only condemn whereas Jesus, the only begotten Son of God, came to offer Himself as the propitiation for our sins so we can achieve salvation, through Him!

Proverbs 3:11-12

My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction; For whom the Lord loves He corrects, Just as a father the son in whom he delights.

Commentary; Be concerned about whether your walk with the Lord is genuine if you never receive correction from Him. Just like our earthly parents would correct us, to keep us safe and to make sure that we would prosper, because they loved us, so too does our Heavenly Father provide us with His guidance to keep us safe and to prosper us, from a Heavenly perspective, because He loves His children!

Hebrews 12:25-26

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.”

Commentary; Our Father God will seriously address those who refuse His offer of Salvation through His Son Jesus.

James 2:26

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Commentary; If your faith is genuine, your works will reflect the same.

James 2:18

But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

Commentary; If your faith is genuine, others will be able to see your faith through your works.

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Psalm 22:27-28

All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You. For the kingdom is the Lord’s,
And He rules over the nations.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus rules over all of the world. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is The Christ, is the Son of the Most High God, Lord over all.

Galatians 3:28-29

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Commentary; Every genuine believer in our Lord Jesus can be confident that he/she have been grafted into, and thus be recipients, of our Father God's promises to the Jewish people.

Psalm 22:29

All the prosperous of the earth Shall eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust Shall bow before Him, Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

Commentary; All of mankind, rich and poor alike, are invited to partake of gospel-feast. None can escape death. "Every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord over all."

Galatians 5:1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Commentary; A person cannot earn eternal salvation through the following of the Old Testament laws, nor by the doing of good works. The only path to eternal salvation is through genuinely believing in, and following the precepts of Jesus, The Christ.

Psalm 37:11

But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Commentary; Our Lord admonishes all genuine believers to abstain from being overly aggressive if they are to realize the abundance He can provide.

Galatians 5:3-6

And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Commentary; Without faith it is impossible to achieve eternal salvation. Those who instead focus solely on the doing of good works, and/or trying to follow the laws of the Old Testament, will sadly be left behind.

Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and offering You did not desire; My ears You have opened. Burnt offering and sin offering You did not require.

Commentary; Only Jesus, The Christ, could fulfill the requirements for the one perfect atonement for all of mankind's sins.

Job 8:6-7

If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. Though your beginning was small, Yet your latter end would increase abundantly.

Commentary; The only way for a person to truly become pure and upright is through a genuine belief in our Lord Jesus, The Christ, and also follow His precepts.

Galatians 5:7-10

You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

Commentary; The Lord will deal very harshly with those who attempt to lead those who believe in Him astray.

2 Kings 19:35

And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

Commentary; Our Lord will defend those who genuinely believe in Him.

Galatians 5:13-15

For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in, and then follow the precepts of Jesus, The Christ, are guaranteed a liberty that surpasses all understanding. With this liberty comes the obligation to treat others with love, just as genuine believers receive unconditional love themselves from Jesus.

Psalm 71:19

Also Your righteousness, O God, is very high, You who have done great things; O God, who is like You?

Commentary; There is only one God, and He formed everything, including mankind!

Galatians 5:16-18

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Commentary; Once the Holy Spirit enters a person, they can either accept His leading, or refuse it. Jesus, The Christ, came and fulfilled the law. Genuine belief in Jesus leads to eternal salvation, whereas simply following the Old Testament religious laws do not.

Psalm 111:6

He has declared to His people the power of His works, In giving them the heritage of the nations.

Commentary; Our Father God provides for those who genuinely believe in Him.

Galatians 5:19-21

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Commentary; These promises from our Father God are quite clear; if any person, including a supposed believer, persist in pursuing the works of the flesh, they will be excluded from achieving eternal salvation, for it shows that the sinning person has not fully repented of their sins and are not genuinely saved.

Proverbs 8:18

With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.

Commentary; All wisdom and skill comes from the Lord. Through the redemption of Jesus' blood, the riches of His grace abound in all wisdom and prudence.

Matthew 24:28

For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.

Commentary; When our Lord Jesus returns, the judgement will begin.

Psalm 30:4-5

Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Commentary; Joy came in the morning when the disciples found Jesus had risen from the dead! This Psalm, this promise, was written more than 900 years before Jesus walked out of the tomb.

Mark 13:28-30

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Commentary; Our Lord instructs us to watch for the signs of His return. Once we see the signs, know that His promise of our redemption draweth nigh.

Psalm 56:6-7

They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

Commentary; Over 900 years before the event, our Lord gave this insight to David as to what His final days of physical life on earth would be. Genuine believers, who pay attention to the leading of the Holy Spirit may also receive insight as to promises yet to come.

Luke 15:7

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus came to this physical world to save those who do not genuinely love and follow the precepts of our Father God.

Psalm 63:6-8

When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

Commentary; Our Father God supports those who genuinely believe in Him through all their trials and tribulations.

John 10:12-13

The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus promises that He will never leave nor forsake those who genuinely believe in Him...unlike those who only pretend to care for a genuine believer.

Psalm 95:5

The sea is His, for He made it;
And His hands formed the dry land.

Commentary; Our Father God made everything, everything is His.

John 12:36

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.

Commentary; When Jesus came into this physical world he came as the light. No one can come to the Father, Father God, but through Jesus.

proverbs 8:33

Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in our Lord, Jesus, The Christ, will be considered wise, but only if they follow His precepts, follow His instructions.

John 12:44-46

Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

Commentary; Genuine believers in our Lord, Jesus, The Christ, believe in our Father God, and in the Holy Spirit; The Trilogy.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commands,
But a prating fool will fall.

Commentary; Pride always comes before the fall.

John 12:47

And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.

Commentary; No one can come to the Father except through the Son; Jesus, The Christ. Belief in Jesus is necessary to achieve eternal salvation.

Proverbs 10:16

The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.

Commentary; A genuine belief in Jesus, The Christ, can lead to Jesus' righteousness being extended to the genuine believer.

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Psalm 103:6

The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.

Commentary; The Lord of the universe, the creator of everything, defends those who are being oppressed.

Colossians 2:15

Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Commentary; Every time He was confronted by non-believers our Lord Jesus, The Christ, easily rebuked them, revealing their true nature.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

Commentary; Even though our Father God is patient, and wishes none to perish, those who refuse to acknowledge the sovereignty of Jesus, The Christ, and who refuse to follow Jesus' precepts, will ultimately be condemned unless they repent and come to Jesus.

Colossians 2:16-17

So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

Commentary; Genuine believers in our Lord Jesus, The Christ, are cautioned to not worried about those who judge them. The only Judge one should worry about is our Lord Jesus.

Psalm 103:9

He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

Commentary; Our Father God will not withhold His eternal punishment forever from those who refuse His free offer of salvation through His Son Jesus, The Christ.

Colossians 2:18-19

Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God.

Commentary; Genuine believers in our Lord Jesus, The Christ, need to make sure that they only make friends with those who will enhance their walk with Jesus, not detract from it.

Psalm 103:10

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Commentary; Our Father God sent His only begotten Son, Jesus, to be the propitiation for our sins. Our Father God forgives all whose sins have been covered by the blood of Jesus. Those who have refused the salvation that comes from believing in, and following Jesus' precepts, will face eternal punishment.

Colossians 2:20-23

Therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to regulations— “Do not touch, do not taste, do not handle,” which all concern things which perish with the using—according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Commentary; All genuine believers in our Lord Jesus, The Christ, are to follow only the teachings and precepts of Jesus, and not follow those of men.

Psalm 103:13

Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.

Commentary; Our Lord Jesus, The Christ, loves those who love Him, just as a father loves his children.

1 Timothy 6:12

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 presence of many witnesses.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in our Lord Jesus, The Christ, are promised eternal salvation. Those who don't are promised eternal suffering, separated forever from our Father God, Jesus as well as the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 1:4

Alas, sinful nation, A people laden with iniquity, A brood of evildoers, Children who are corrupters! They have forsaken the Lord, They have provoked to anger The Holy One of Israel, They have turned away backward.

Commentary; The Lord will judge harshly those nations and those peoples who turn their backs on Him.

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

Commentary; Genuine believers that Jesus is the only begotten Son of our Father God, that Jesus is our Lord and Master, that Jesus is The Christ, have Jesus' assurance of the salvation yet to come to them.

Isaiah 1:15

When you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

Commentary; Our Father God will ignore those who refuse to genuinely acknowledge that Jesus, His only begotten Son, is The Christ, and is the only path to receive forgiveness for their sins.

Titus 3:1-2

Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing all humility to all men.

Commentary; Those who genuinely ask Jesus to come into their lives and who follow His precepts, are to be humble, are to honor and be respectfully to all rulers, all authorities and to all people.

Isaiah 1:16-17

“Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes. Cease to do evil, Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor; Defend the fatherless, Plead for the widow.

Commentary; Those who are genuine believers that Jesus, is The Christ, and who follow His precepts, are to cast away all unclean habits and are to defend those who cannot defend themselves.

Hebrews 10:35-38

Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith; But if anyone draws back,
My soul has no pleasure in him.”

Commentary; Those who are genuine believers that Jesus is The Christ, are to stay true to Jesus and His precepts, rebuking the evil one and his minions.

Isaiah 1:24

Therefore the Lord says, The Lord of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “Ah, I will rid Myself of My adversaries, And take vengeance on My enemies.

Commentary; The Lord loves those who love Him, and will take vengeance on those who don't, as well on those who hurt and/or harass those who love and worship Him.

1 John 3:8-9

He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.

Commentary; All are sinners who refuse the free offer of salvation available through genuinely asking Jesus to come into their lives. Those who have genuinely asked Jesus to come into their lives have been born of God.

Isaiah 2:2

Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the Lord’s house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow to it.

Commentary; Once Jesus returns, all nations will come to worship Him.

1 John 3:10-12

In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother. For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another, not as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.

Commentary; 1 Corinthians 13:13 teaches all as follows; "And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

Isaiah 2:10-12

Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the Lord And the glory of His majesty.
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts Shall come upon everything proud and lofty, Upon everything lifted up—And it shall be brought low.

Commentary; When our Lord Jesus returns He will judge all people.

1 John 3:13

Do not marvel, my brethren, if the world hates you.

Commentary; The world will hate those who genuinely believe in, and follow the precepts of our Lord Jesus, The Christ.

Isaiah 3:10-11

“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in, and follow the precepts of our Lord Jesus, The Christ, will be blessed. Those who don't, will face eternity in hell, separated from the Father, His Son, and the Holy Spirit.

1 John 3:16-17

By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in, and follow the precepts of our Lord Jesus, The Christ, will be generous to those in need.

Isaiah 5:15

People shall be brought down, Each man shall be humbled, And the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.

Commentary; Proverbs 18:12 teaches us; "Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility."

1 John 3:18-19

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.

Commentary; Actions speak louder than words.

Isaiah 5:16

But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.

Commentary; Once Jesus, The Christ, returns, He will judge all humanity.

1 John 3:23

And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.

Commentary; Every human is commanded to believe in Jesus, The Christ, follow His precepts, and love one another without reservation, just as our Father God loves each of us without reservation. Those who do, will spend eternity with The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. Those who don't will spend eternity in hell, eternally separated from The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 5:20

Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Commentary; Those who pervert the good news of Jesus, The Christ, will face severe punishment once the judgement begins.

1 John 3:24

Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

Commentary; The Holy Spirit indwells in those who genuinely believe in, and follow the precepts of Jesus, The Christ.

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Deuteronomy 4:25-26

“When you beget children and grandchildren and have grown old in the land, and act corruptly and make a carved image in the form of anything, and do evil in the sight of the Lord your God to provoke Him to anger, I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that you will soon utterly perish from the land which you cross over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but will be utterly destroyed.

Commentary; Our Lord will punish those who worship idols of any kind.

Luke 6:26

Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

Commentary; Not all men are believers. Your goal should be that all who speak well of you are genuine believers.

Deuteronomy 4:27-28

And the Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the Lord will drive you. And there you will serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell.

Commentary; The Lord will not bless those who disobey Him.

Luke 6:22-23

Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man’s sake. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.

Commentary; The Lord will bless those who the world hates as we are not to try and please the world.

Deuteronomy 4:30-31

When you are in distress, and all these things come upon you in the latter days, when you turn to the Lord your God and obey His voice (for the Lord your God is a merciful God), He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.

Commentary; The Lord will never forsake those who genuinely believe in Him. He will always keep His promises.

Luke 6:20

Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.

Commentary; The Lord will not even acknowledge those who worship money, for He will say "I never knew you" to those who do.

Deuteronomy 4:32-34

“For ask now concerning the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man on the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether any great thing like this has happened, or anything like it has been heard.

Did any people ever hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? Or did God ever try to go and take for Himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Commentary; Be sure to tell everyone about the wonderful things the Lord has done for you.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in and follow the precepts of Jesus, The Christ, will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 4:36

Out of heaven He let you hear His voice, that He might instruct you; on earth He showed you His great fire, and you heard His words out of the midst of the fire.

Commentary; The Lord will communicate with those He chooses to communicate with, and in the manner He chooses to.

Luke 6:17-19

And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.

Commentary; Due to the love of His Father, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord healed many, thus glorifying Father God.

Deuteronomy 4:37-38

And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them; and He brought you out of Egypt with His Presence, with His mighty power, driving out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as it is this day.

Commentary; If the Lord be with you, who can prevail against you?

Luke 6:12

Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Commentary; A person can never spend too much time in prayer to the God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob.

Deuteronomy 4:39-40

Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other. You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”

Commentary; We are commanded to only serve and worship the one true God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Luke 6:9-10

Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?” And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.

Commentary; There is never a wrong time to glorify the Father!

Deuteronomy 8:19

Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.

Commentary; We are commanded to only worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Luke 6:3-5

But Jesus answering them said, “Have you not even read this, what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he went into the house of God, took and ate the showbread, and also gave some to those with him, which is not lawful for any but the priests to eat?” And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Commentary; The Lord is Master over all.

Deuteronomy 8:20

As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

Commentary; Those nations will perish which are not obedient to the Lord.

Luke 6:17-19

And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in Lord Jesus, The Christ, can receive all kinds of miracles.

Deuteronomy 17:6-7

Whoever is deserving of death shall be put to death on the testimony of two or three witnesses; he shall not be put to death on the testimony of one witness. The hands of the witnesses shall be the first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So you shall put away the evil from among you.

Commentary; Even those accused of heinous crimes are deserving of a defense.

Luke 6:24

“But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation.

Commentary; Those who are fortunate are instructed to share their good fortunes with those who are less fortunate.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12

There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord, and because of these abominations the Lord your God drives them out from before you.

Commentary; Those who spend any time in or around the occult will face serious punishment.

Luke 6:25(a)

Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger.

Commentary; Those who have plenty are commanded to share with those who don't, or the plenty that they have, will be made less.

Deuteronomy 19:15

“One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

Commentary; The Lord demands fairness in all matters.

Luke 6:25(b)

Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep.

Commentary; Those who refuse to acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord and Master over all will have their laughter turned into despair.

Deuteronomy 25:4

“You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.

Commentary; Those who work are entitled to be nourished.

Luke 6:29-30

To him who strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also. And from him who takes away your cloak, do not withhold your tunic either. Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back.

Commentary; The Lord commands all to withhold nothing from those who are in genuine need.

Joshua 1:8

“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful”.

Commentary; Those who follow the Lord's instructions will do better than those who don't.

Luke 6:36

Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.

Commentary; If we are to receive mercy, we are give mercy to others as the Lord gives us mercy.

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John 11:21-23

Now Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever You ask of God, God will give You.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”

Commentary; The Lord promised to raise Lazarus, and did.

Proverbs 23:22

Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Commentary; The Lord expects everyone to honor their father and their mother.

John 11:24

Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in the Lord, and who genuinely follow His precepts, trust in the Lord's promises of resurrection during the end times.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth and do not sell it—wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

Commentary; The Lord promises those who genuinely believe in Him, and who genuinely follow His precepts and instructions, will spend eternity with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

John 11:27

She said to Him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is to come into the world.”

Commentary; By faith Martha acknowledged that Jesus was the Christ, the only begotten Son of Father God, Creator and Ruler over all things. In John 20:29 Jesus said “...Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Proverbs 23:24

The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.

Commentary; The Lord blesses the parents who genuinely believe in the Lord, who then teach their children how to also genuinely believe in the Lord, and then the Lord blesses the children.

John 11:32

Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Commentary; Those who genuinely believe in the Lord may not fully understand why He does, or doesn't perform certain miracles, but, by faith they know that He is capable of doing any miracle and He always keeps the promises He makes.

Proverbs 23:29-30

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine.

Commentary; The Lord doesn't want His people to over indulge in alcoholic beverages because He wants His people to have the best possible health.

John 11:33-35

Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. And He said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.” Jesus wept.

Commentary; The shortest sentence in the Bible, "Jesus wept." Even though Jesus was fully God, He was also fully human, and thus had human emotions.

Proverbs 23:31-35

Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights, and your mind will imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. “They hit me,” you will say, “but I’m not hurt! They beat me, but I don’t feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?”

Commentary; Titus 2:11-12 teaches us; Titus 2:11-12; For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age,

John 11:37

And some of them said, “Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”

Commentary; There are scales covering the eyes of those who do not believe in the sovereignty of Jesus, the Christ.

Proverbs 26:2

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Commentary; The Lord commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves, not to curse them.

John 11:40

Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?”

Commentary; The Lord promises that everyone who genuinely believes in Him will spend eternity with God, the Father, God, the Son and God, the Holy Spirit.

Proverbs 26:24-25

Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts.

Commentary; The Lord promises that habitual liars will not be blessed.

John 11:41-42

Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me. And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”

Commentary; The Lord promises that prayers by those who genuinely believe in Him, and who follow His precepts, will always be heard.

Proverbs 28:19

Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.

Commentary; The Lord promises that those who have a good work ethic will not be lacking.

John 11:43

Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”

Commentary; A person is never too dead for a resurrection. The Lord always keeps His promises.

Proverbs 28:27

He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

Commentary; The Lord promises that people who ignore those in need will never fully prosper.

John 11:45

Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him.

Commentary; Jesus performed miracles so that the unbelievers would begin to believe. Jesus stated that "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

Proverbs 29:1

Whoever remains stiff-necked after many rebukes
will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.

Commentary; In the last days, those who refuse to acknowledge that Jesus is Lord over all, will be suddenly and irreversibly destroyed.

John 11:47

Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.

Commentary; Even the non-believing Pharisees recognized the miracles that Jesus performed.

Proverbs 29:6

Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.

Commentary; Those who refuse to stop sinning will spend eternity separated from the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

John 11:49-52

And one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all, nor do you consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should perish.” Now this he did not say on his own authority; but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for that nation only, but also that He would gather together in one the children of God who were scattered abroad.

Commentary; The Spirit of God can choose anyone to prophesy for Him, even Caiaphas, who unconsciously prophesied Jesus dying on the cross.

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.

Commentary; God is eternal; He is the Alpha and the Omega; nothing came before God and nothing will come after; He is forever.

John 11:55-56

And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves. Then they sought Jesus, and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think—that He will not come to the feast?”

Commentary; Jesus did not come to abolish the law. He came to fulfill the law.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

“I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it, so men will revere him”

Commentary; God is sovereign over all.

Luke 12:1-3

In the meantime, when an innumerable multitude of people had gathered together, so that they trampled one another, He began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Commentary; The Lord will not bless hypocrites nor habitual liars.

Ecclesiastes 3:14

I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it. God does it, that men should fear before Him.

Commentary; The God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob created everything, and thus owns everything. Render unto the Lord that which is His.

Luke 12:4-5

“And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!

Commentary; Those who refuse to acknowledge the sovereignty of Jesus, The Christ, will spend eternity separated from God, the Father, God, the Son and God, the Holy Spirit.

Ecclesiastes 3:15

That which is has already been, And what is to be has already been; And God requires an account of what is past.

Commentary; Man is appointed once to die, then the judgement.

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Exodus 23:5

If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying under its burden, and you would refrain from helping it, you shall surely help him with it.

Commentary; The Lord commands that every person must extend kindness to even those who don't like them.

Mark 5:18-20

And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.

Commentary; The Lord can heal anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Exodus 23:6

“You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his dispute.

Commentary; The Lord demands that everyone is treated equally, irrespective of their standing.

Mark 5:22-23

And behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue came, Jairus by name. And when he saw Him, he fell at His feet and begged Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live.”

Commentary; When it really matters, even the Lord's most vocal opponents, will beg for His mercy. Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus, The Christ, is Lord over all.

Exodus 23:9

“Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Commentary; The Lord instructs all of His people to be respectful to every person, irrespective of their heritage.

Mark 5:25-29

Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

Commentary; Those who, by faith, genuinely believe in the Lord, have been healed of their afflictions.

Exodus 23:10-11

“Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave, the beasts of the field may eat. In like manner you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove.

Commentary; If His people follow His instructions, the Lord's instructions will benefit them.

Mark 5:35-36

While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house who said, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?” As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”

Commentary; A person is never too dead for a resurrection.

Exodus 23:12

Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.

Commentary; The Lord commands His people to rest at least one day a week.

Mark 5:39-43

When He came in, He said to them, “Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping.” And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.” Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

Commentary; The Lord provides miracles when He wants to make a holy statement.

Exodus 23:13

“And in all that I have said to you, be circumspect and make no mention of the name of other gods, nor let it be heard from your mouth.

Commentary; In Exodus 34:13-14 The Lord commands: "But you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and cut down their wooden images (for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God)"

Exodus 23:14-16

“Three times you shall keep a feast to Me in the year: You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; none shall appear before Me empty); and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field.

Commentary; The Lord commands His people to be obedient to Him.

Isaiah 26:19

Your dead shall live; Together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead.

Commentary; The Lord promises that both He, and those who genuinely believe in Him will be resurrected.

Genesis 20:3

But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, “Indeed you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is a man’s wife.”

Commentary; Father God can communicate with anyone He chooses. A person who commits adultery commits a sin worthy of death.

Genesis 28:15

Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

Commentary; The Lord keeps every promise he makes, without exception.

Hosea 1:1-2

When the Lord began to speak by Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, For the land has committed great harlotry By departing from the Lord.”

Commentary; No sinful behavior can escape from the Lord as He sees all.

Hosea 1:4-5

Then the Lord said to him: “Call his name Jezreel, For in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. It shall come to pass in that day That I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”

Commentary; The eternally holy and righteous Lord does not tolerate sinful behavior.

Hosea 1:6-7

And she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him: “Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, For I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, But I will utterly take them away. Yet I will have mercy on the house of Judah, Will save them by the Lord their God, And will not save them by bow, Nor by sword or battle, By horses or horsemen.”

Commentary; Father God will always punish those who are disobedient towards Him.

Hosea 1:8-9

Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. Then God said: “Call his name Lo-Ammi, For you are not My people, And I will not be your God.

Commentary; Father God can turn His back to those who continually sin against Him..

Hosea 1:10-11

“Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ There it shall be said to them, ‘You are sons of the living God.’ Then the children of Judah and the children of Israel Shall be gathered together, And appoint for themselves one head; And they shall come up out of the land, For great will be the day of Jezreel!

Commentary; The grace and love of Father God can return to those who renounce their sinful behavior.

Hosea 2:8-9

For she did not know That I gave her grain, new wine, and oil, And multiplied her silver and gold—Which they prepared for Baal. “Therefore I will return and take away My grain in its time And My new wine in its season, And will take back My wool and My linen, Given to cover her nakedness.

Commentary; Those who refuse the Lord's free gift of salvation mistakenly believe that they are the source of everything that they have. What the Lord provides the Lord can take away.

Hosea 2:13

I will punish her For the days of the Baals to which she burned incense. She decked herself with her earrings and jewelry, And went after her lovers; But Me she forgot,” says the Lord.

Commentary; Those who turn away from the Lord can expect to face His punishment.

Hosea 2:16-17

“And it shall be, in that day,” Says the Lord, “That you will call Me ‘My Husband,’ And no longer call Me ‘My Master,’ For I will take from her mouth the names of the Baals, And they shall be remembered by their name no more.

Commentary; The Lord will never tolerate any mention of a false god.

Hosea 2:21-22

“It shall come to pass in that day That I will answer,” says the Lord; “I will answer the heavens, And they shall answer the earth. The earth shall answer
With grain, With new wine, And with oil; They shall answer Jezreel.

Commentary; Because the Lord created everything, everything is subject to His will.

Isaiah 37:6-7

And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”

Commentary; The Lord will defend and protect those who genuinely believe in Him.

Isaiah 37:21-36

“Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, this is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him: …‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”Then the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

Commentary; The Lord responds to genuine prayers made to Him from those who genuinely believe in Him.

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’ ”

Commentary; Hebrews 9:27 promises that men are appointed to die once, then the judgement.

Isaiah 38:2-8

Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’ And this is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken: Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down.

Commentary; Philippians 4:6 instructs that we are not to worry about anything but pray about everything. The Lord answers prayers, particularly from those who genuinely believe in Him.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.

Commentary; The Lord's coming was foretold, was promised, more than 700 years before He actually came.

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Isaiah 9:3

You have multiplied the nation And increased its joy; They rejoice before You According to the joy of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil. For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.

Commentary; The Lord fulfills every promise He has ever made, or will ever make.

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