PSALM 39:4 – “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! THEME OF THE DAY. A MUCH NEEDED PRAYER. Today’s nugget is starting out with the words of our Lord Jesus and a parable. The parable is titled, “The Parable of the Rich Fool.” It is hard-hitting and…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
GENESIS 1:26-27 – Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in…
PSALM 130:5-6 – I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. THEME OF THE DAY. AVOID IMPULSIVE AND EMOTIONAL DECISIONS. I have watched it happen too often. I have seen the devastating results when this occurs. I have…
JEREMIAH 29:12-13 – Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. THEME OF THE DAY. HOW WOULD GOD HAVE US SEEK HIM? Today’s scripture is a familiar text to most Christians. It is a great promise from our…
PSALM 19:13 – Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression. THEME OF THE DAY. WATCH FOR PRESUMPTUOUS SINS. Let’s begin today with defining the “big word” in today’s scripture. In doing so, we set the stage for the seriousness of heeding today’s theme. The…
JEREMIAH 17:9 – The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? THEME OF THE DAY. NEVER TRUST YOURSELF. The evidence is everywhere. The carnage stretches across many families and churches. The horrible results are not difficult to see. The pain is felt by many. I am referring to the damage that occurs when individuals rely upon…