"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty" (1 Tim. 1:1-2 KJV)....

"And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee" (Deut. 28:11 KJV). The Lord will cause you to rise above your...

"Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all" (Rom. 4:16 KJV). Faith gives us access...

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves" (James 1:22 KJV). People often want me to counsel them. But, I really don't need to counsel, because in very few cases do people actually need counseling. What people need to do is...

"And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee" (Deut. 28:10 KJV). God has provided blessings for His children. But you must do your part to receive those blessings. God has said that people...

"And Samuel said, Hath the Lord great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams" (1 Sam. 15:22). One time an internationally known minister asked me...

"Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant" (Ps. 35:27 KJV). Everybody loves a great success story. But, success in God doesn't...

"Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, well whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me" (Mark 10:21). A rich young ruler came to...

"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it"...

"...Add to brotherly kindness love...and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love" (2 Peter 1:7 AMP). This charity, or Christian love, is the God-kind of love. This is the kind of love God functions in. It is unselfish, and it always operates in...

"...And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity" (2 Peter 1:7 KJV). Kindness is one of the most precious gifts you can give to an individual. In today's society the norm is not kindness. The norm is to get revenge and retaliation. But...

"And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;" (2 Peter 1:5-6 KJV). Today, God's request from us is godliness. He wants His children to...