Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Salvation

God Moves In A Mysterious Way

ROMANS 11:33-34 – Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! “For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor?”   THEME OF THE DAY:  GOD MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY.  Today’s nugget is the title of a hymn penned by the…

A Needed Prayer

PROVERBS 30:8-9 – Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  A NEEDED PRAYER.  We…

Soft Or Hard Clay

ISAIAH 64:8 – But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.”   THEME OF THE DAY:  SOFT OR HARD CLAY?  The picture the prophet Isaiah paints in today’s scripture is a wonderful illustration of the New Testament truth found in the opening chapter of the…

Signs of Adoption

JEREMIAH 15:16 – Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts.   THEME OF THE DAY:  SIGNS OF ADOPTION.  Many of God’s children struggle with assurance of salvation. Doubts plague them as to whether they are…

The Grounds For Our Plea

JEREMIAH 14:7-9 – Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. O you hope of Israel, its savior in time of trouble, why should you be like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night? Why should you be…