ISAIAH 48:10 – Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION. Every child of God will go to the place identified in today’s scripture – God’s furnace of affliction. Time there is painful, seems to last forever, and necessary, but God does His…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
Fellowship with God doesn’t just happen. We must meet the requirements if we are to enjoy a close and real spiritual communion with Him. These requirements are found in today’s scripture.
PSALM 132:1 – Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured.” THEME OF THE DAY: TRUST HIS WAYS WHEN WE DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS. The verse in today’s scripture is the opening of the prayer in the Psalm of Ascents. In it, there is a word that defines what happens time and time again in the Christian life…
ISAIAH 55:6-9 – “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your…
PSALM 118:18 – The Lord has disciplined me severely, but he has not given me over to death.” THEME OF THE DAY: YES, IT HURTS. In the Parable of the Vine and Branches of John 15, our Lord tells us what happens in the lives of all His children; they are pruned – I am the true vine, and my Father is…
This Lord’s Day evening, Pastor Jim will take us into Psalm 56 and a look at what David faced which is what every child of God shall as well – being afraid or the battle against fear.