Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

Our Ever-Changing Frames

2 SAMUEL 6:5-14 – And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. 6 And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. 7 And the…

In God’s Waiting Room

EXODUS 14:13-14 – And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”   THEME OF THE DAY. IN GOD’S WAITING ROOM.  I…

The Joy Coming From Obedience

1 SAMUEL 15:22 – And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.”   THEME OF THE DAY.  THE JOY COMING FROM OBEDIENCE.  Today and throughout the day, like every day on this earth,…

Will We Be That Person?

1 SAMUEL 13:14 – But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.”   THEME OF THE DAY.  WILL WE BE THAT PERSON?  The context of today’s scripture is King Saul…

The Key To A Zealous Christian Life

PSALM 18:19 – He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.”   THEME OF THE DAY.  THE KEY TO A ZEALOUS CHRISTIAN LIFE.  Zeal.  It is defined as “having great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.”  The synonyms for the word zeal are rich in meaning – “passion, ardor,…