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Where We Learn To Pray

JONAH 1:17-2:10 – And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying, “I called out to the Lord, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of…

The Pursuit Of Happiness

PSALM 84:1-4 – How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my…

It Is Costly

JEREMIAH 29:12-14a -Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord . . . THEME OF THE DAY. IT IS COSTLY. In today’s scripture, God is giving us the greatest…

It’s All About Our Thinking

2 CORINTHIANS 10:3-6 – For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to…

Are We Known As Jesus Was Known?

LUKE 7:34 – The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ THEME OF THE DAY. ARE WE KNOWN AS JESUS WAS KNOWN? I was driving through my neighborhood heading to an appointment when I noticed my neighbor walking her dog. I stopped in…

The Challenge Of Submission

2 SAMUEL 12:13-23 – David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die.” Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the…