and in a loud voice they cried out, saying, “Salvation [belongs] to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb [our salvation is the Trinity’s to give, and to God the Trinity we owe our deliverance].”Christian Standard BibleAnd they cried out in a loud voice: ...
Verse 1. - O Lord God of my salvation. This is the one "word of trust," which some get rid of by an emendation. But the Septuagint supports the existing Hebrew text; and it is in harmony with the rest of Scripture. The saints of God never despair. I have cried day and night ...
1 John 4:8 describes one of God’s primary attributes as love. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” This verse does not define God as love; it describes God’s love as permeating His essence in all He is and all He does. As
Today’s Bible Verse 12.26.24 Luke 2:28-32 Then took he him up in his arms,and blessed God, and said, Lord,now lettest thou thy servant departin peace, according to thy word:For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,which thou hast prepared before theface of all people; A light to lig...
This doxology teaches us several things about our Lord. Verse 24 tells us God is able to keep us from stumbling. “Stumbling” here is a reference to eternal stumbling; thus, this verse assures us of the power of God to keep His people in His grace, thus securing us in our salvation....
God [is] waiting in the depths of my being to speak to me if I would only be still enough to hear His voice. –A. B. Simpson, quoted inStreams in the Desert,255 To those willing to sit in silence. Silence is the room we create for the searching of God, ...
“That’s all fine and good,” someone might say. “But right now I see very little to be thankful for. We’ve had one financial setback after another, my job is more stressful than ever, our son is having a hard time in school, and my brother and sister-in-law just announced the...
Later, He would “appear a second time … for salvation” (Hebrews 9:28) and the establishment of the Kingdom of God here on earth. Jesus made this same point when He was on trial before Pilate. When asked if He was the King of the Jews, Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of ...
2. Our salvation is an expression of God’s love. The greatest demonstration of God’s love was this gift of His Only Son. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life," John 3:16. God did no...
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”Zephaniah 3:17The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with ...