“Unless the Lord builds the house,those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,the watchman stays awake in vain.It is in vain that you rise up earlyand go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil;for he gives to his beloved sleep.” (Psalms 127:1-2 ESV) I don’t believe the intended meaning … Continue reading Unless the Lord Builds the House
Christian Devotional
My times with the Lord in His Word
Redeem Me From Human Oppression
“Your word is a lamp for my feet,a light on my path.” “My heart is set on keeping your decreesto the very end.” “Direct my footsteps according to your word;let no sin rule over me.Redeem me from human oppression,that I may obey your precepts.Make your face shine on your servantand teach me your decrees.Streams of … Continue reading Redeem Me From Human Oppression
This is My Comfort
“Remember your word to your servant,in which you have made me hope.This is my comfort in my affliction,that your promise gives me life.The insolent utterly deride me,but I do not turn away from your law.When I think of your rules from of old,I take comfort, O Lord.Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,who forsake … Continue reading This is My Comfort
Agape Love Never Ends
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought … Continue reading Agape Love Never Ends
Love is and Love is Not
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” … Continue reading Love is and Love is Not
Putting Agape Love Into Practice
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have … Continue reading Putting Agape Love Into Practice
Worthy of His Calling
“To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of … Continue reading Worthy of His Calling
Worthy of the Kingdom
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2 … Continue reading Worthy of the Kingdom
Be Someone Who Thanks Others
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love all of you have for one another is increasing. Therefore, among God’s churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring.” (2 … Continue reading Be Someone Who Thanks Others
Do Not Fear; Trust God
“May your unfailing love come to me, Lord,your salvation, according to your promise;then I can answer anyone who taunts me,for I trust in your word.Never take your word of truth from my mouth,for I have put my hope in your laws.I will always obey your law,for ever and ever.I will walk about in freedom,for I … Continue reading Do Not Fear; Trust God
Run With It 