I Take Refuge Psalm 11:1-3 ESV “In the Lord I take refuge; how can you say to my soul, ‘Flee like a bird to your mountain, for behold, the wicked bend the bow; they have fitted their arrow to the string to shoot in the dark at the upright in heart; if the foundations are … Continue reading Don’t Flee! Stand Firm!
Author: Sue Love
My Soul Thirsts for You
Earnestly I Seek You Psalm 63:1-4 ESV “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory. Because your … Continue reading My Soul Thirsts for You
A Strong Fortress to Save
In You, O Lord Psalm 31:1-2 ESV “In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me! Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!” As believers in Jesus Christ, we are … Continue reading A Strong Fortress to Save
Other lords Have Ruled
Isaiah 26:10 ESV “If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the Lord.” In America, we have had a lot of freedoms and provisions that people in other countries don’t have. Our grocery stores are usually … Continue reading Other lords Have Ruled
Needing to Learn Righteousness
Isaiah 26:1-3 ESV In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: “We have a strong city; he sets up salvation as walls and bulwarks. Open the gates, that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because … Continue reading Needing to Learn Righteousness
What is God Thinking?
Why Do You? Isaiah 55:1-3a ESV “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?" … Continue reading What is God Thinking?
When it Feels God is Silent
Psalm 28:1-3 ESV “To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward … Continue reading When it Feels God is Silent
They Scatter and Destroy
The Wounds of a Friend Proverbs 27:1-2, 5-6 ESV “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips… Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse … Continue reading They Scatter and Destroy
Serious-Minded About Jesus
Preparing for Action 1 Peter 1:13 ESV “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.” We must be serious-minded about our faith in Jesus Christ and not take God, his grace, his salvation, his forgiveness, … Continue reading Serious-Minded About Jesus
Hanging Your Hat
1 Peter 1:3-5 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, … Continue reading Hanging Your Hat
