PSALM 27:4 – One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. THEME OF THE DAY. THE DOUBLE-MINDED CHRISTIAN. Did the “spiritual alarm bells” go off in your…
HEBREWS 12:1-2 – Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the…
PSALM 13:1-5 – How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I…
ROMANS 11:36 – For from Him, and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T FORGET HIS RULING AUTHORITY. My day started out well. I was up early, settled down with a nice cup of coffee, and opened my Bible with anticipation of a wonderful time with the Lord. And it…
PSALM 19:13 – Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! THEME OF THE DAY. HOW TO BE IN BONDAGE TO SIN. There are three responses to the theme of today’s nugget. First, we may say, “What? Who would want to learn to be in bondage to sin? I want freedom from sin.” I hope…
PSALM 18:35 – You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. THEME OF THE DAY. OVERWHELMED BY HIS GENTLENESS. When a Christian ponders the height, width, depth and length of Christ’s love, there simply are not enough words to proclaim its meaning or an adequate range of emotions to…