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
ECCLESIASTES 1:4 – A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. THEME OF THE DAY. ARE WE LEAVING OUR MARK? It really does go fast. Just pause for a moment and think about how quickly life whizzes by us. Oh, there are times we may not think so. When going through seasons of suffering or trial, it feels…
PSALM 73:25 – Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. THEME OF THE DAY. MOST PRECIOUS, PRIZED, AND TREASURED. I am about to ask us two questions. I will forewarn you. They are not to be glossed over and the answers will tell us much about our spiritual condition, worldview, even…
PSALM 92:1-2 – It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night. THEME OF THE DAY. DEVELOPING A CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN LIFE. The Christian life is not like driving through a city with stop lights littered along the way. Some turn…
PSALM 90:14 – Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. THEME OF THE DAY. GOOD MORNING, LORD. In today’s scripture, the Psalmist models for us a great way, even the best way, to start each morning; seeking the Lord and the satisfaction coming from tasting and savoring His Presence and…
2 KINGS 19:14-19 – Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord and spread it before the Lord. And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord and said: “O Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of…