PSALM 39:4-6 – “O Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah. Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 109:1-4 -Be not silent, O God of my praise! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. THEME OF THE DAY. IN GOD’S SCHOOL OF DESPERATION. Mention the…
PSALM 34:19 – Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all THEME OF THE DAY. TWO CERTAINTIES IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. There are two absolute certainties in today’s scripture. We may rest assured these two things will be true in our lives. As God’s children, they are both realities and promises. The first one…
PSALM 32:1-2 – Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FOUNDATIONS FOR TRUE HAPPINESS. Every person yearns for and pursues happiness. Nothing wrong with either. And it is God’s desire that we would…
PSALM 34:1 – I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. THEME OF THE DAY. QUIETING A COMPLAINING HEART. Everyone does it. Even Christians. Yet it is never right; should never be tolerated; and for the Christian, the stakes are higher when this sin is present. I am referring to the sin of complaining.…
PSALM 33:8-9 – Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him! For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. THEME OF THE DAY. IN AWE OF HIS WORD. We are creatures of habit and routine. I smile when I take my place on the Lord’s…