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He Greatly Delights In Us

PSALM 35:27 – “Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!”” THEME OF THE DAY: HE GREATLY DELIGHTS IN US.  The hymn Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing defines every believer.  The third stanza comes home to us with much heart exposure…

But This I Call To Mind

LAMENTATIONS 3:13-24 – “He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver; I have become the laughingstock of all my people, the object of their taunts all day long. He has filled me with bitterness; he has sated me with wormwood. He has made my teeth grind on gravel, and made me cower in ashes;  my soul is bereft of peace;…

The Attractive Christian

Ephesians 4:1-3 – “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”     THEME OF THE DAY: THE ATTRACTIVE CHRISTIAN.  Nothing…

At The End Of Our Ropes

2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-11 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in…

Representing Our Lord Jesus

2 CORINTHIANS 5:20 – “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” THEME OF THE DAY: REPRESENTING OUR LORD JESUS.  The story is told of Gordon Maxwell, missionary to India, that when he asked a Hindu scholar to teach him the language, the Hindu replied: “No Sahib,…

The Two Languages In Prayer

PSALM 109:1-4 – “Be not silent, O God of my praise!  For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE TWO LANGUAGES IN PRAYER.  In…