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Salvation

Delighting The Heart Of God

MATTHEW 8:5-10 – When he had entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant…

The God Who Acts

PSALM 57:1-3 – Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 3 He will send from heaven and save me;…

Nothing Comes Out Of The Blue

PSALM 31:14-15 – But I trust in you, O Lord; I say, “You are my God.” My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors! THEME OF THE DAY. NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE BLUE.  I am sure we have heard these words from someone or about someone when a circumstance or situation…

He Really Means It

HEBREWS 13:5  – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” THEME OF THE DAY:  HE REALLY MEANS IT.  Today’s scripture is such a heart-warming and peace-in-the-heart producing promise of the Lord – He will never leave or forsake us.  But there is…

The Privilege and Necessity of Togetherness

ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12 – Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though…

The Love Of God In One Verse

JOHN 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Today’s scripture is likely the most familiar of all verses in the Bible.  It is short but powerful, like a stick of dynamite. Martin Luther called John 3:16 “the heart of the Bible—the Gospel…