Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Salvation

Gospel Joy

PSALM 92:4 – For you, O LORD, have made me glad by your work; at the works of your hands I sing for joy.”   Joy is to characterize the Christian life. Christians are not to live grumpy lives. We are not to mope around with gloomy faces looking like a smile is rare or forced. Nor are Christians to give off…

The Painful Hand of God’s Love

2 CHRONICLES 33:1-6, 10-13 – Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had…

Are We Leaving Our Mark?

ECCLESIASTES 1:4 – A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever.”   It really does go fast. Just pause for a moment and think about how quickly life whizzes by us. Oh, there are times we may not think so. When going through seasons of suffering or trial, it feels like life is at a standstill, or at…

The Greatest Gift of God’s Grace: Forgiveness

PSALM 32:1-2 – Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”   Recently, my wife and I were meeting with a dear young couple who are going through pre-marital counseling with us.  In the course of the session we…

Make It Count

PSALM 144:4 – Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.”   Today’s scripture is truth that I think often gets ignored. Life gets going with all its busyness, pursuits, dreams, goals, highs, lows, and everything else in between and we just neglect pondering this important truth from the Psalmist’s pen.  We simply do life and sometimes forget…