PSALM 108:1-4 – My heart is steadfast, O God! I will sing and make melody with all my being! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations. For your steadfast love is great above the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
1 SAMUEL 30:1–6 – Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and…
PSALM 103:8-14 – The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love…
1 SAMUEL 17:47b – For the battle is the LORD’s . . . THEME OF THE DAY. THE WAYS WE FIGHT THE LORD’S BATTLE. Christians are a warring people. Not in a literal sense of “going to battle against people” with hatred, malicious attacks of the tongue, or any other combative attitudes or speech. We are a warring people against unseen, but…
PSALM 97:12 – Rejoice in the LORD, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name! PHILIPPIANS 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. THEME OF THE DAY: OBEYING DIFFICULT COMMANDS. Let’s imagine we are having lunch together. It is a time we are enjoying spiritual conversation in our commitment to help each other grow in…
PSALM 95:1-2 – Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! THEME OF THE DAY. ENGAGING OUR SPIRITUAL FOES. Christians are in a daily spiritual war that is intense,…