Rejoice If Jesus is Your God Psalm 33:12 New International Version Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance. For Encouragement What did the Psalmist know that the world misses? What did he declare that many disregard? The Psalmist’s key message is obvious: Actual security and blessing are found only … Continue reading Rejoice If Jesus Is Your Lord
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When God Interrupts Our Routine
When God Interrupts Our Routine Acts 3:2 New International Version (NIV) Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. For meditation Our house help in Dakar, Ernestine, was so set in her ways that … Continue reading When God Interrupts Our Routine
Appropriate Response to the Boastful.
Isaiah 36:21 New King James Version But they held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.” For Encouragement How do you respond to the boastful? Silence! Silence, though frowned upon by the world, can calm anger, quiet boastful individuals, and distabilize enemies. Trusting in God against … Continue reading Appropriate Response to the Boastful.
Appreciating God for Your Salvation
Genesis 8:20 New International Version (NIV) Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and, taking some of all the clean animals and clean birds, he sacrificed burnt offerings on it. For meditation Do you know how it feels to be disrespected by someone you’ve blessed or loved? Doesn’t it hurt when the person does … Continue reading Appreciating God for Your Salvation
A Contrite Heart is His Delight
A Contrite Heart is His Delight Psalm 51:17 New International Version My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. For Meditation She was notorious as a prostitute, the ‘sinful woman’ of Luke 7, whose story has echoed through the centuries. What some thought delight became a burden she carried … Continue reading A Contrite Heart is His Delight
Do You Love God’s Promises?
Ruth 4:6 New International Version (NIV) At this, the guardian-redeemer said, “Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it.” For meditation God’s promises may have conditions that seem challenging, but embracing them fills us with hope and expectancy for eternal life with Christ. As … Continue reading Do You Love God’s Promises?
Our Doubts and His Assurances
Our Doubts and His Assurances Luke 7:19 New King James Version And John, calling two of his disciples to him, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” For Encouragement How did John the Baptist move from clarity about Jesus’ ministry to wondering, while in prison, whether Jesus was truly the Messiah. (Lk. 7:18-23? Although … Continue reading Our Doubts and His Assurances
He Feels Your Grief
He Feels Your Grief Luke 7:12 New King James Version And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her. For Encouragement She grieved through her … Continue reading He Feels Your Grief
A Call to Worship
Psalm 95:6 New International Version (NIV) Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; For meditation What a privilege it is to be invited to join God’s people in worshipping Him (Psa. 95:1-2, 6)! Think about it this morning. We are talking about the God of all creation—the great God who alone is … Continue reading A Call to Worship
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 