Sighs vs. Words
"Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs...
Your Substance
"Honor the LORD with your substance and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty and your...
The Antidote
"But law came in, with the result that the trespass multiplied; but where sin increased, grace abounded all there, so that, just as sin...
Tell the stories!
"Then (He) commanded our parents to teach it to their children. So the next generation would know, and all the generations to come -...
Uncluttered.
"And give my son Solomon an uncluttered and focused heart so that he can obey what you command, live by your directions and counsel, and...
The cost of sacrifice
"But the King said to Araunah, 'No, but I will buy them from you for a price; I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God that...
Bottled.
"You have kept count of my tossing; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?" (Psalm 56:8) Jim Croce sang about putting...
Going Deep
"Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place by himself." (Matthew 14:13) Jesus and John the Baptist...
Something Greater
"I tell you, something greater than the temple is here." (Matthew 12:6) Jesus faced constant scrutiny (and criticism) by the religious...
Raw.
"Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept, until they had no more strength to weep." (1 Samuel 30:4) Real...