1 CORINTHIANS 7:35 – “This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.” THEME OF THE DAY: DEFEATING DISTRACTIONS. My wife and I went on a walk this morning. On the journey, I asked her, “What are the three greatest hindrances to your…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 16:7 – “I bless the LORD who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.” THEME OF THE DAY: VISITS IN THE NIGHT. Sleepless nights. We each have them. Perhaps often. There are all kinds of reasons. One high on the list for many people is worry. And along with worry is stress, anxiety, and pain. It could…
JOHN 16:33 – “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” THEME OF THE DAY: HE TOLD US IT WOULD BE SO. Today’s scripture is the conclusion of what is known as The Upper Room Discourse Jesus gave His disciples. Some…
A prayer of David. 1 Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer— it does not rise from deceitful lips. 2 Let my vindication come from you; may your eyes see what is right. 3 Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned…
1 PETER 2:7 – “Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone,”” THEME OF THE DAY: HE IS PRECIOUS. God gives us many assurances of a healthy walk with Him. One entire letter in the New Testament is given over to the theme of…
JEREMIAH 32:36-41 – “Now therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city of which you say, ‘It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by pestilence’: Behold, I will gather them from all the countries to which I drove them in my anger and my wrath and in great indignation.…