Am I doing all I can to be Jesus to those who I can? Or am I so wrapped up in my own little world of family, ministry, personal pursuits, and pleasures that too many people could look at me and say what David says in today’s scripture – “Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.” This challenge forces us to evaluate our Christianity. Christianity consists of three things. Let’s ponder them together.
PSALM 146:5-7 – Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. THEME OF THE DAY. THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE LORD. The Bible uses…
MATTHEW 20:29-34 – And as they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed him. And behold, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” The crowd rebuked them, telling them to be silent, but they cried out all the more,…
LUKE 9:28 – Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. THEME OF THE DAY. CLIMB ANY MOUNTAINS LATELY? I have friends who are serious mountain climbers. And I am not talking about day hikes on a little hill. They do “big ones”, like “big ones”…
PSALM 73:25 – Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. THEME OF THE DAY. OUR TESTIMONIES OF CHRIST. Testimonies are part of the Christian life. Every Christian has two. They consist of the one established when a person becomes a Christian and then followed by the one established and maintained in…
JEREMIAH 2:19 – Your evil will chastise you, and your apostasy will reprove you. Know and see that it is evil and bitter for you to forsake the LORD your God; the fear of me is not in you, declares the Lord GOD of hosts. THEME OF THE DAY. THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE. If we were to sit down together for a…