Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Psalms

Prayer: The Language Of Love

PSALM 89:26 – He shall cry to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation. THEME OF THE DAY. PRAYER: THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE. We may measure the quality, even the depth of our relationship with the Lord Jesus by our prayer lives. Of all the disciplines in the Christian life – reading the Bible, serving God’s…

The Danger Of Getting Our Way

PSALM 81:8-14 – Hear, O my people, while I admonish you! O Israel, if you would but listen to me! There shall be no strange god among you; you shall not bow down to a foreign god. I am the Lord your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.…

The Answer Is A Resounding “No”

PSALM 77:7-9 -“Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable? Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?” Selah THEME OF THE DAY. THE ANSWER IS A RESOUNDING “NO”. Today’s scripture offers us a great place to rest our…

Will We Listen?

PSALM 9:17-20 – The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men!…

May It Never Be

PSALM 69:20 – Reproaches have broken my heart, so that I am in despair. I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. THEME OF THE DAY. MAY IT NEVER BE. The worst thing which may be said of any Christian or local church is what David said in today’s scripture – “I looked for pity,…

The Ministry Of The Word

PSALM 107:20 – He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. THEME OF THE DAY. THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD. Today’s scripture points us to two of the purposes for which God gave us His Word – healing and deliverance. Into the New Testament, the Apostle Paul informs us of two more purposes – instruction and…