Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

The King in All of His Beauty

17  Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.  Isaiah 33:17 The Wars – – The War Without – – The War Within The Woes – -The Judgment of the King — The Fear of the King — The submission to the King The Way — The King in all His Beauty —…

Commit, Cast, and Leave it There

PSALM 37:5 – Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.”   There is a verse in the New Testament offering a nice complement to today’s scripture.  It is familiar and found in the Apostle Peter’s first letter – casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).   In both verses,…

Hope When We Don’t Feel Hopeful

JOB 19:25 – For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.” This nugget is very dark. Dark in the sense the person stating today’s scripture, Job, is in a very dark place.  Let me encourage you to do one thing.  Right now, read all of Job 19. It is only 29 verses. When…