Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Romans

Engraved In The Palms Of His Hands

ISAIAH 49:16 – “Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before me.” THEME OF THE DAY: ENGRAVED IN THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS.  Please go back and read today’s scripture.  Notice what it doesn’t say.  It doesn’t read, “Behold, I have put you in the palms of My hands written with dissolvable ink.”  Nor…

Defeating All Temptations

Romans 6:12 – “Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.”    THEME OF THE DAY: DEFEATING ALL TEMPTATIONS.  We will be faced with it from the moment we wake up till our heads are laid upon a pillow late at night.  It will come in all forms. Here are just a few; lustful looks, ungodly…

Our Inward Groanings

ROMANS 8:23-25 – “And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what…

God Is For Us

PSALM 56:9 – “Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.” THEME OF THE DAY: GOD IS FOR US. This is just too precious and soul-warming not to share. It comes from a pretty beat-up and yellow-paged book I own titled The Believer’s Daily Remembrance by the Reverend James Smith.…

A Garden View Of The World And Ourselves

ROMANS 3:10-12 – “As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.”” THEME OF THE DAY: A GARDEN VIEW OF THE WORLD AND OURSELVES. The world is a hurting place full of hurting people. It is hurt…

Time For A Spiritual Check-up Time

2 PETER 3:18 – “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.” THEME OF THE DAY: TIME FOR A SPIRITUAL CHECK-UP TIME.  We know the importance of regular medical check-ups.  Likely we go through the routine of a yearly physical as the…