PSALM 130:3-4 – If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with You there is forgiveness that You may be feared. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T LOOK AROUND – LOOK UP. The story of Peter’s restoration to fellowship and ministry with the Lord is extremely encouraging and instructive. It occurs in John 21:15-19. It encourages us with…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
PSALM 86:11 – Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FICKLENESS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE. Apart from the Bible, one of the most important books ever penned on the attributes of God is “The Existence and Attributes of God” by the puritan Stephen Charnock. It…
PSALM 85:8 – Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints; but let them not turn back to folly. THEME OF THE DAY. CAN WE HEAR HIM? In today’s scripture, the Psalmist is praying. His prayer is one which should be adopted by every child of God. Though penned a…
EPHESIANS 2:1-5 – And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body…
PHILIPPIANS 3:10 – that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and may share His sufferings, becoming like him in his death. THEME OF THE DAY. MORALITY or CHRISTIANITY? Let’s begin today’s nugget abruptly with two questions, “How often do we think on the resurrection of the Lord Jesus?” and “What difference does Jesus being raised from the dead…
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-19, 22; 2 TIMOTHY 2:22; HEBREWS 12:14 – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances. Do not quench the Spirit. Abstain from every form of evil. Flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace. Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. THEME OF THE DAY.…