PSALM 86:11 – Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FICKLENESS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Apart from the Bible, one of the most important books ever penned on the attributes of God is “The Existence and Attributes of God” by the puritan Stephen Charnock. It…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 85:8 – Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. THEME OF THE DAY. CAN WE HEAR HIM? In today’s scripture, the Psalmist is praying. His prayer is one which should be adopted by every child of God. Though penned a…
2 SAMUEL 11:1-5 – In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s…
2 SAMUEL 7:18-29 – Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come,…
LAMENTATIONS 3:22–23 – The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. THEME OF THE DAY. EACH NEW DAY. Today’s scripture is one of the more familiar Old Testament passages many Christians memorize. It is wonderful, encouraging, and makes a soul soar in praise and adoration. I…
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…