Psalm 18:28 – For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. THEME OF THE DAY. FAITH AND DARKNESS. Every Christian faces times and seasons of spiritual darkness. None of us walks in the perfect experience of God’s presence. We walk by faith not sight, and often that walk might appear like it is in darkness.…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Psalms
Psalm 18:1-2 – I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR EVERYTHING. Count the number of times “my” appears in today’s scripture. Do we think David is trying…
Psalm 17:15 – As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR SOURCE OF INWARD SATISFACTION. So, let’s imagine you and I are having lunch together. It is a time of encouraging fellowship as well as spiritual challenge. This is an important time and one we…
Psalm 16:3 – As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FAMILY OF GOD. The Bible offers various metaphors describing the church of the Lord Jesus. There is the body – “And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things…
Psalm 119:89 – Forever, O LORD, Your Word is firmly fixed in the heavens. THEME OF THE DAY. LIFE-CHANGING WORDS. What if I told you there are six words, grouped in two sets of three, that if you believed, embraced, prayed over, and meditated upon, your life would be radically changed, would you believe me? What if I shared these six words…
Humans are creatures of habit. It doesn’t take long to look into our lives and see this is true. I see it every Sunday. From my vantage point of standing in the pulpit, looking out over my congregation, I am able to take “visible” attendance by where people usually sit. We also are creatures prone to forget things. We forget God has proven to be faithful to help us in the past when facing other trying circumstances.