Every Word

Malaysia: Durian!

Some say it smells like rotten onions. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” - John 3:16 (KJV)

Malawi: You Get to Choose

It’s why some people can’t put down their phone. “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.” - John 8:34 (NKJV)

Madagascar: You’re Going to Love Eternity

They are now extinct. “The cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.” - Isaiah 11:7 (KJV)

Fooled

It might cost you everything. “Then the men of Israel took some of their provisions; but they did not ask counsel of the Lord.” - Joshua 9:14 (NKJV)

The Infamous Bears

It’s too serious. “Two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths.” - 2 Kings 2:24 (NKJV)

More Harm Than Good?

Don’t let it get you. “Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.” - Luke 12:13 (KJV)

A $300,000 Car Was Damaged

Some things are just not that big a deal. “Be anxious for nothing.” - Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)

Be a Runaway Success

That’s a lot of losing. “Forgetting those things which are behind,… I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” - Philippians 3:13-14 (KJV)

The Fortress

A place where you are safe… “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” - Proverbs 18:10 (KJV)

Paganism Today

It’s way simpler than that. “I am the resurrection and the life.” - John 11:25 (NKJV)

Invaded!

There are no border guards. “We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” - Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

Simon of Cyrene

The battle for the believer… “And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear His cross.” - Matthew 27:32 (KJV)

Freedom With an Asterisk

Real liberty isn’t found in a place but in a person. “He that is dead is freed from sin.” - Romans 6:7 (KJV)

Highs and Lows

God will give you peace. “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” - Isaiah 26:3 (NKJV)

The Seaside City

Just one more reason to believe the Bible… “They shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.” - Ezekiel 26:4 (KJV)

Singing

A nation of singers… “Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him.” - Psalm 105:2 (NKJV)

Supply and Demand

Ivory is in high demand here. “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.” - Galatians 5:16 (NKJV)

Bad Advice

It didn’t matter that it wasn’t his fault. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” - Proverbs 14:12 (KJV)

Come On…

When we were children, we cared about looking cool. “You were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” - 1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV)

The Six-million-dollar Banana

That’s no joke. “There is desirable treasure, and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it.” - Proverbs 21:20 (NKJV)

Freedom Is Complicated

It’s easy to protest. “That you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.” - 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NKJV)

Be Safe

The highway of death… “The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God.” - Revelation 12:17 (KJV)

Everywhere at Once

It’s the only country like it. “The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” - Joshua 1:9 (NKJV)

Penalized

Your actions affect others. “The men of Ai struck down about thirty-six men.” - Joshua 7:5 (NKJV)

Fresh and Salty

It’s not unheard of. “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.” - James 3:10 (NKJV)

Seeking Peace

You won’t always avoid friction. “Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” - Psalm 34:14 (KJV)

This Will Change Your Life

Paul is serious about this. “Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” - Romans 13:14 (NKJV)

The FDA Says It Doesn’t Work!

The only relief you can find… “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” - 1 John 1:7 (NKJV)

Generous

Doesn’t that seem like a lot? “...the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering.” - Romans 2:4 (KJV)

Counterfeits

You can easily spot a fake. “If you love me, keep my commandments.” - John 14:15 (NKJV)