NUMBERS 11:1-6 – And the people complained in the hearing of the Lord about their misfortunes, and when the Lord heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the Lord burned among them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. 2 Then the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire died down.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 50:14-15 – Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me. THEME OF THE DAY. SIMPLICITY IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. The Christian life is not complex. God did not make it difficult to understand. Our Lord is…
PSALM 39:4-6 – “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah. Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing…
PSALM 109:1-4 -Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. THEME OF THE DAY. IN GOD’S SCHOOL OF DESPERATION. Mention the…
PSALM 34:19 – Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all THEME OF THE DAY. TWO CERTAINTIES IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. There are two absolute certainties in today’s scripture. We may rest assured these two things will be true in our lives. As God’s children, they are both realities and promises. The first one…
PSALM 32:1-2 – Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FOUNDATIONS FOR TRUE HAPPINESS. Every person yearns for and pursues happiness. Nothing wrong with either. And it is God’s desire that we would…