PSALM 4:1-3 – Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer! O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah But know that the LORD has set apart…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 119:176 – I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. THEME OF THE DAY. LESSONS FROM THE PSALMIST. Have you ever pondered the ending to the longest portion of scripture in the Bible, Psalm 119? Today’s verse is that ending. But before we get to the end, all through this wonderful…
2 KINGS 7:6-9 – For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us.” So they fled away…
2 KINGS 22:18-20 – But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard, because your heart was penitent (tender), and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place and…
PSALM 119:81-83 – My soul longs for your salvation; I hope in your word. My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?” For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke, yet I have not forgotten your statutes. THEME OF THE DAY. INTENSIFYING OUR DESIRE FOR GOD’S WORD. Isn’t it true that when something we love…
PSALM 119:67, 71 – Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. THEME OF THE DAY. A LIFE OF EASE AND COMFORT. We are wired for them. We seek them. Nothing wrong with them if seen and handled right. They are good…