How to Handle Disagreements Properly

I am a writer of Christian devotions, as one who is called of God to this ministry, and as I am being led of the Holy Spirit in what to write. And so I take the Scriptures very seriously. And I am one who prayerfully and diligently searches the Scriptures, looking at the context, comparing … Continue reading How to Handle Disagreements Properly

Those “Who Seek to Snatch Away My Life”

Psalms 40:11-12 ESV “As for you, O Lord, you will not restrainyour mercy from me;your steadfast love and your faithfulness willever preserve me!For evils have encompassed mebeyond number;my iniquities have overtaken me,and I cannot see;they are more than the hairs of my head;my heart fails me.” So, this is the third in a series of … Continue reading Those “Who Seek to Snatch Away My Life”

Sharing the Good News of Our Salvation

Psalms 40:9-10 ESV “I have told the glad news of deliverancein the great congregation;behold, I have not restrained my lips,as you know, O Lord.I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulnessfrom the great congregation.” Do you know … Continue reading Sharing the Good News of Our Salvation

Do We Delight to Do God’s Will?

Psalms 40:1-3 ESV “I waited patiently for the Lord;he inclined to me and heard my cry.He drew me up from the pit of destruction,out of the miry bog,and set my feet upon a rock,making my steps secure.He put a new song in my mouth,a song of praise to our God.Many will see and fear,and put … Continue reading Do We Delight to Do God’s Will?

Is the Light in You Really Darkness?

Luke 11:33-36 NASB “No one lights a lamp and puts it away in a cellar nor under a basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light. Your eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when … Continue reading Is the Light in You Really Darkness?

Let God Create in You a Clean Heart

King David was a man of God, called of God to the service of the Lord, anointed by God as Israel’s king. But one day when he was walking on his roof top he saw a woman (Bathsheba) bathing, and he lusted after her. And then he had her brought to him, and he had … Continue reading Let God Create in You a Clean Heart

In the Times We Now Live

1 Thessalonians 5:1-3 ESV “Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, ‘There is peace and security,’ then sudden destruction will … Continue reading In the Times We Now Live

A Stronghold in Times of Trouble

Psalms 37:12-15,39-40 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteousand gnashes his teeth at him,but the Lord laughs at the wicked,for he sees that his day is coming. “The wicked draw the sword and bend their bowsto bring down the poor and needy,to slay those whose way is upright;their sword shall enter their own heart,and their … Continue reading A Stronghold in Times of Trouble

Commit Your Way to the Lord

Psalms 37:1-7 ESV “Fret not yourself because of evildoers;be not envious of wrongdoers!For they will soon fade like the grassand wither like the green herb.Trust in the Lord, and do good;dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord;trust … Continue reading Commit Your Way to the Lord

They Won’t Come Into the Light

John 3:16 NASB “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.” “For God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may … Continue reading They Won’t Come Into the Light