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Why Do We Go To Church?

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. WHY DO WE GO TO CHURCH?  Stop and think of the various…

Be Careful In Making Choices

PHILIPPIANS 1:9-11 – And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. THEME OF THE DAY.…

Don’t Go There

PROVERBS 26:4 – Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T GO THERE.  It is a place no Christian should go.  It produces nothing of edifying value, but it can cause significant relational and spiritual damage to others and ourselves. And it is a place easy to visit.  All it takes…

Never Justifiable

PROVERBS 25:28 – A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls. THEME OF THE DAY. NEVER JUSTIFIABLE.  Christians are never without excuse if we lack self-controlled lives, in all areas of our lives, but especially in our speech.  Yes, I know that is tall order, but it is one we may obey because Christ in us…

Sleep Well For All Is Well. 

PSALM 4:8 – In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.   THEME OF THE DAY. SLEEP WELL FOR ALL IS WELL.  How did you sleep last night?  Last week? Last month? During this past year?  Some studies indicate 70% of adults obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month,…

How Desirous Are We For The Lord?

PROVERBS 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.   THEME OF THE DAY. HOW DESIROUS ARE WE FOR THE LORD?  I read it many years ago. It was a short quote but like a small stick of dynamite, it contained a powerful punch in my life. And it has…