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The Greatest Gift We Give To God

PROVERBS 23:26 – My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. THEME OF THE DAY. THE GREATEST GIFT WE GIVE TO GOD. The Old Testament book of Proverbs is a group of wise sayings largely set forth as instructions from a father to his son. In most cases, it is King Solomon to his son. The language…

The Sure-Fire Way To Get Along

ROMANS 12:3-5 – For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the…

The Age Of Pleasure

PROVERBS 21:17a – Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man . . . THEME OF THE DAY. THE AGE OF PLEASURE. Today’s nugget is not a “downer” so please bear with me as it unfolds. It doesn’t sound “warm and fuzzy”, and perhaps it doesn’t feel overly encouraging, but again, please bear with me. It’s like taking medicine that doesn’t taste…

Uplifting The Downcast

1 SAMUEL 23:15-18 – David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. David was in the wilderness of Ziph at Horesh. And Jonathan, Saul’s son, rose and went to David at Horesh, and strengthened his hand in God. And he said to him, “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall…

The Foundation For Christian Living

ROMANS 6:1-11 – What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by…

Hiding Behind Our Shield

PSALM 3:1-3 – O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah. But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. THEME OF THE DAY. HIDING BEHIND OUR SHIELD. I think we can identify with David…