PSALM 119:71 – It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes. THEME OF THE DAY. REACHING HEIGHTS OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY. The Bible gives us much evidence to affirm we are growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus toward spiritual maturity. Here are a few; increased love for other Christians manifested by self-denying…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Psalms
PSALM 13:1-2 – 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? THEME OF THE DAY. THEY ARE NOT ETERNAL. Right now, I am sure some…
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…
PSALM 119:170 – Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word. THEME OF THE DAY. THE TWO BASICS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Today’s scripture is short but loaded with instruction. The Psalmist who wrote it is a model for living out the Christian life. He offers us two basic truths that are to mark our walk with the…
PSALM 119:161 – Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR HEART ATTITUDE TOWARD GOD’S WORD. How do we approach God’s Word? I am not referring to how we read and study it. The question is more of attitude than action. And the answer to the question will go a very…
PSALM 42:5 – Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation THEME OF THE DAY. TALKING TO OURSELVES. It is the person we hold the most conversations with, and that person is not another human being. It is ourselves. All through the day…