“Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,ascribe to the Lord glory and strength!Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;bring an offering, and come into his courts!Worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness;tremble before him, all the earth!” (Psalms 96:7-9 ESV) Reading this takes me back to Romans 1:18-32. There it … Continue reading The Glory Due His Name
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
If We Claim That..
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he … Continue reading If We Claim That..
He’s Seeking Someone to Devour
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has … Continue reading He’s Seeking Someone to Devour
For He is Our God
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down;let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!For he is our God,and we are the people of his pasture,and the sheep of his hand.Today, if you hear his voice,do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah,as on the day at Massah in the wilderness,when your fathers put me … Continue reading For He is Our God
A Total Life Change
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but … Continue reading A Total Life Change
Refuse the Counsel of the Wicked
“Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but his delight is in the law of the Lord,and on his law he meditates day and night.He is like a treeplanted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its season,and … Continue reading Refuse the Counsel of the Wicked
Are We Praying for One Another?
Jesus Christ was about ready to be put to death on a cross in order to put our sins to death with him so that, by God-persuaded faith in him, we might die with him to sin and now live to him and to his righteousness in walks of surrender and obedience to him and … Continue reading Are We Praying for One Another?
Keep Your Spiritual Fervor
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are … Continue reading Keep Your Spiritual Fervor
Overcoming Sinful Addiction
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV) Before I get specifically into this … Continue reading Overcoming Sinful Addiction
Their Cunning is in Vain
“I hate the double-minded,but I love your law.You are my hiding place and my shield;I hope in your word.Depart from me, you evildoers,that I may keep the commandments of my God.Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live,and let me not be put to shame in my hope!Hold me up, that I may … Continue reading Their Cunning is in Vain
