NEHEMIAH 9:16-19: But they and our fathers acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck and did not obey your commandments. They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful,…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
EZRA 7:10: For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.” Perhaps it is a stretch, but I believe one would be hard-pressed to find a better definition of discipleship than what is revealed in today’s scripture. As one reads of Ezra’s actions, we are…
NEHEMIAH 8:1-3-And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the LORD had commanded Israel. So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could understand what they heard, on the first…
PSALM 102:25-28: Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end. The children of your…
GENESIS 26: 34-35: When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.” THEME OF THE DAY – HEALING FRACTURED RELATIONSHIPS: It is not unrealistic to assume, in some fashion, we have family relationships that might…
PSALM 4:3-But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE LORD’S SET APART PEOPLE. If after reading today’s scripture, you feel like walking away from the device you are using to read today’s nugget and jump around the room, praising and thanking the Lord, that would…