Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT). What does the Bible mean by the heart? It is a metaphor for the inner self, where a persons character, with its

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the LORD, the Eternal God (Genesis 21:33 NLT). As Abraham grew in his relationship with God, more and more was revealed to him concerning the nature and character of God. Often these revelations took the form of a new name of God. Two

“That is why I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food and drink, or enough clothes to wear. Isn’t life more than food, and your body more than clothing? (Matthew 6:25 NLT). In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus discussed the human activity of worry. Clearly, worry is sinful because

“May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10 NLT). That which is called the Lords Prayer might rightly be called the Lords teaching prayer or model prayer, for He gives it to us to teach us how to pray. Even the order of the

“Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love (Psalm 6:4 NLT). In weakness and affliction, David cried out to the Lord. He felt distant from the Lord, so he prayed that the Lord would return to him, as if the Lord had somehow moved away. He cried out for rescue,

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you (Genesis 12:1 NLT). The Lord called a 75 year old man named Abram to leave his fathers house and go to a land that God would show him. And

“The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined (Matthew 4:16 NLT). After Jesus baptism and 40 days in the wilderness, He didnt return to Nazareth. Instead, He began His public ministry in a town on

Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry (Matthew 4:1-2 ESV). Have you noticed how many times the numbers three and forty appear in the Bible? Both numbers are significant in todays One Year® Bible

“Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one (Psalms 2:1-2 NLT). The Spirit inspired David to write these verses describing the futility of the worlds kingdoms conspiring against

These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair (Proverbs 1:1-3 NLT). The