Psalms 25:4-5, 8-10 ESV “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” “Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads … Continue reading For I Wait for You
Forgiving Others Their Offenses
Colossians 3:12-13 ESV “Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.” In this life we are going to have enemies. … Continue reading Forgiving Others Their Offenses
Many Attack us Proudly
Psalms 56:1-4 ESV “Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I … Continue reading Many Attack us Proudly
Let us Kneel Before the Lord
Psalms 95:6-7 ESV “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.” What or Who is the Church? A lot of people in America have this mistaken idea of … Continue reading Let us Kneel Before the Lord
Put to Death What is Earthly
Colossians 3:1-4 ESV “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. … Continue reading Put to Death What is Earthly
We Will Be Rewarded
Proverbs 13:12-13 ESV “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.” In context, this chapter in Proverbs 13 is comparing the life of the righteous to the life of the wicked. … Continue reading We Will Be Rewarded
I Bless the Lord
Psalms 16:7-11 ESV “I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. For … Continue reading I Bless the Lord
God’s Grace Is..
Titus 2:11-14 ESV “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave … Continue reading God’s Grace Is..
God Chose What is Weak
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 ESV “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God … Continue reading God Chose What is Weak
Have Pity on Your Servants
Psalms 90:10-11 ESV 10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away. 11 Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you? I just turned 73 … Continue reading Have Pity on Your Servants
Run With It 