Our sinful hearts are made pure by the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God because of what Jesus accomplished for us. The Kingdom blessing belonging to the pure in heart is truly indescribable but it will be a most magnificent sight to behold.

The Holy Spirit drives the blessed one to hunger and thirst for a right standing and a right living before the Lord God.

Great multitudes followed Jesus everywhere He went because He called them, healed them and they were drawn to Him. But not everyone who followed Him was a true and sincere believer in Him.

In fulfillment of the Scriptures, Jesus came as the Light of the World to save those who were in the darkness of sin and living in the shadow of death.

We must be alert and vigilant to the ways Satan tempts us to sin so we can avoid being led astray. But when we fail, we can give thanks we have a sympathetic High Priest who has been tempted and tried in all ways that we are, yet without sin.

Nehemiah gives a model to imitate in how to approach the Lord in prayer and what we might say in our prayers to Him.

John's warning to the religious leaders is a warning to us all- God's wrath against sin is coming, but so is the only hope of escape through Jesus Christ.

Who would hear a lone voice crying out in the wilderness- John didn't have to worry about drawing a crowd, he trusted the Lord to provide the ears to hear and faithfully fulfilled his calling.

Prayer doesn't change things, it changes people. And the person it changes the most is the one praying.

The question we need to focus on in the Parable of the Good Samaritan is not so much -Who is my neighbor-- as it is -Am I being neighborly--