Paul is giving us instructions from the Lord here on how to live holy lives unto God. We are to set our minds on Christ and on heavenly things, not on the things of this earth. We died, and our lives are now hidden in Christ. Christ is now our life, not just part of … Continue reading Your Life
Faith
Mixed Messages
Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 9:09 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Return to Me.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 40 (select NASB). He Blows on Them (vv. 21-24) Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have … Continue reading Mixed Messages
Search Me, O God
The Lord knows us because he made us. He knit us together in the wombs of our mothers. That means we were born into the families into which we were born, not by mistake, and not by coincidence, nor by an act of nature, but by divine appointment and the will of God. He purposed … Continue reading Search Me, O God
Everything Went Dark
Tuesday, September 29, 2015, 12:29 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Hear My Voice.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 37:23-27 (NASB). The Kiss (vv. 23-25) “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily lifted up your eyes? Against … Continue reading Everything Went Dark
Your Heart
When I was inquiring of the Lord as to the lyrics to go with the tune he had given me, I was praying to the Lord, “Show me your heart, Lord. This is not about me. Show me your heart.” And, he did. Yet, he also showed me our hearts, too. Many people in this … Continue reading Your Heart
A Day of Distress
Sunday, September 27, 2015, 12:00 noon – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Only In Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 37:1-4 (NASB). And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the Lord. Then he sent Eliakim … Continue reading A Day of Distress
The Takeover
Saturday, September 26, 2015, 7:35 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Heart’s Desire.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 36 (NASB). He Seized Them (vv. 1-3) Now in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of … Continue reading The Takeover
Anxious Hearts
Thursday, September 24, 2015, 10:49 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Lift My Eyes.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 35 (selected NASB). Fear Not (vv. 3-4) Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble. Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, … Continue reading Anxious Hearts
Hear My Voice
A Psalm of David: “The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” When we receive Jesus Christ into our hearts and lives to be Savior and Lord of our lives, we should understand that he … Continue reading Hear My Voice
West Over
Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 4:18 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Trust Him.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 33:1-2 (NASB). He is Treacherous (v. 1) Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous, while others did not deal treacherously … Continue reading West Over
