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…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Psalms
PSALM 25:10 – All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. THEME OF THE DAY. ALL IS WELL. If I were to ask, “What are the most important words in today’s scripture?”, how would we answer? It would be easy to reply, “Steadfast love and faithfulness” as we focus on…
PSALM 27:4 – One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. THEME OF THE DAY. THE DOUBLE-MINDED CHRISTIAN. Did the “spiritual alarm bells” go off in your…
PSALM 13:1-5 – How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I…
PSALM 19:13 – Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO BE IN BONDAGE TO SIN. There are three responses to the theme of today’s nugget. First, we may say, “What? Who would want to learn to be in bondage to sin? I want freedom from sin.” I hope…
PSALM 18:35 – You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. THEME OF THE DAY. OVERWHELMED BY HIS GENTLENESS. When a Christian ponders the height, width, depth and length of Christ’s love, there simply are not enough words to proclaim its meaning or an adequate range of emotions to…