2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, NIV When life is tiring, when we are struggling with our sin, when family members aren't saved, when bills aren't paid, when work is exhausting, when your health is falling, when your loved ones are hurt, when the...

John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, "Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them." John 7:37-38, NIV Streams of living water for dying hopes, cool water for parched hearts, refreshing water for those tired and weary, of course, refers to much more than a liquid we can drink with our lips. This is the ultimate water of the soul that...

Proverbs 23:12   Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge. Proverbs 23:12, NKJV This is a simple admonition here, yet if we will look at it carefully, it will yield to us some very helpful information. The first thing we see is that we are to apply our heart to discipline. The word "apply" here means "to bring to." Thus, God is saying that we need to bring our hearts to something. Here we read that what we bring our hearts to is discipline. The word "discipline"...