PHILIPPIANS 1:19-26 – “for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Isaiah
HEBREWS 9:27 – “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment.” THEME OF THE DAY: MAYBE TODAY. In today’s scripture, unless Jesus returns in clouds, there is the declaration of an appointment for every human being that will be kept. It cannot be cancelled, rescheduled, ignored, or forgotten. We will keep it. We don’t…
ISAIAH 48:10 – “Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.” THEME OF THE DAY: THOSE INWARD TRIALS. The 17th century giant of the faith, John Newton, is well-known by his hymn Amazing Grace. He wrote more and, in addition, was widely recognized for his pastoral care and letter-writing. Back to his…
PSALM 25:1-9 – “To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me…
Isaiah 53:4-6 – “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every…
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…