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When the World is in the Church

  1 TIMOTHY 3:15 – If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  WHEN THE WORLD IS IN THE CHURCH.  If we were to sit down for a conversation and I asked, “What do…

Prone To Wander

PSALM 119:5 – Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!   THEME OF THE DAY:  PRONE TO WANDER.  Psalm 119 is the greatest exposition of the Bible.  It is a portion of scripture all about scripture. It is also a great place to fuel devotion to the Word of God.  Read it often and sense the heart of…

Building Sand Castles

MATTHEW 7:24-27 – “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And everyone who hears these…

The Power of Praise

  PSALM 119:164 – Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THE POWER OF PRAISE.  First, we need to dismiss two things about today’s scripture.  The Psalmist is not assigning a “quota” on his praise. It isn’t rigid formality that is saying, “Okay, Lord, I am going to praise You seven times today.” …

This Is The Christian Life

EPHESIANS 5:1-2 – Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.  The Christian life is defined by the Apostle Paul in today’s scripture. It may be understood as “A walk in…