PSALM 119:71 – It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.” THEME OF THE DAY: DON’T PULL ON THE LEASH. In his book Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis likened God’s use of adversity to walking a dog. If the dog gets its leash wrapped around a pole and tries to continue running forward, he…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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JOHN 9:35-38 – Jesus heard that they had cast him out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37 Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” 38 He said, “Lord, I…
MATTHEW 14:25-33 – 25 And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. 26 But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” and they cried out in fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Take heart; it is I. Do not…
PSALM 57:2 – I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.” THEME OF THE DAY: HIS PURPOSES ARE GOOD AND RIGHT. Three truths ring out loudly from today’s scripture. First, David, the Psalmist, is in trouble and afraid. And rightly so for he is hiding in a cave from King Saul who is seeking…
JOHN 21:15-22 – When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him,…
JEREMIAH 29:10-14 – “For thus says the Lord: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then…