PSALM 7:1-2 – O Lord my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. THEME OF THE DAY. THE ATTACKS OF SATAN. In today’s scripture, David is experiencing significant persecution and oppression from literal enemies. He likens…
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.
JUDGES 21:25 – In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. THEME OF THE DAY. A GREAT SPIRITUAL CHALLENGE. Today’s scripture is the last verse in the Old Testament book of Judges. It may be the last words closing out a book but it opens a spiritual challenge we will fight…
MARK 15:16-20 – And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they were striking his head with…
JOSHUA 14:8 – But my brothers who went up with me made the heart of the people melt; yet I wholly followed the Lord my God. THEME OF THE DAY. CALEB-LIKE DISCIPLESHIP. In today’s scripture, there is insight of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. The story is a familiar one. God sent a “reconnaissance team” to spy…
MATTHEW 26:40, 41 – And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” THEME OF THE DAY. NEVER A MOMENT. Let’s sit back and ponder something very…
2 CORINTHIANS 4:6 – For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. THEME OF THE DAY. THE RADICAL CHRISTIAN LIFE. Let’s sit back for a moment and think of the radical things we tell the world because…