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.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
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…
PSALM 16:4a – “The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply . . .” THEME OF THE DAY: WATCH OUT FOR IDOLATRY. I confess I am a man of limited talents. I love music, but I have zero talents when it comes to music. I don’t know how to read those funny numbers in hymn books; when I see…
JEREMIAH 9:23-24 – “Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the…
MATTHEW 4:5-7 – “Then the devil took him to the holy city and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a…
JOSHUA 1:1-9 – “After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. Every place that the sole of your…