MICAH 7:7-10 – But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me. Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
JEREMIAH 2:12-13 – Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water. THEME OF THE DAY. WHERE ARE WE DRINKING? As a young boy, I remember those fond…
ISAIAH 43:2a – When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you . . . THEME OF THE DAY. HE WON’T LET US DROWN. Life has been, is, and will be like a roller coaster ride at an amusement park. There are going to be highs and lows, peaks and valleys,…
JOB 1:20-22 – Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” In all this Job did not sin or charge God…
PROVERBS 28:26 – Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered. THEME OF THE DAY. IS IT I, LORD? The theme in today’s nugget was asked of the Lord by the disciples at the Last Supper. Here is Matthew’s account of the scene – When it was evening, he reclined at table…
PSALM 119:71 – It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. THEME OF THE DAY. THE POTTER’S CHOICE TOOL. It goes beyond just the reality of life in a sin-cursed world. It isn’t just something everyone experiences in life. It is the chief tool, yes, the chief tool, our God uses to do the greatest…