ECCLESIASTES 4:9–12 – Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
Habakkuk: The inspired account of one believer’s shocking conversation with the LORD. As a result of this encounter with the Holy One, this man was transformed – he experienced increased humility, deeper trust and more passionate reverential awe for the God of his salvation despite the daunting circumstances confronting him.
ISAIAH 33:17 – Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar. THEME OF THE DAY. THINK ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY. Nothing changes our understanding of the Christian life and shapes our lives more in line with the Biblical definition of being a Christian than to ponder the day when today’s scripture becomes a…
ISAIAH 55:8-9 – For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. THEME OF THE DAY. NOT ACCORDING TO OUR PLANS. Today’s scripture is one of those portions easy to give as…
PROVERBS 21:2 – Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. THEME OF THE DAY. A MATTER OF THE HEART. In the daily warfare Christians fight, the temptations leveled against us by the devil, the world, and our own lusts aim to get us to disobey God; to willfully say “no” to His…
LAMENTATIONS 3:22-23 –The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. THEME OF THE DAY. DID YOU RECOGNIZE THEM? How did you start your day? Did you roll out of bed, maybe bump the snooze button a few times before, then hit the day running with all…