PSALM 6:4 “O LORD DELIVER MY LIFE, SAVE ME FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR STEADFAST LOVE.” The Psalmist rightly realized every-ones’ life is in peril, never guaranteed. Mere existence (one definition of life) can be snuffed out by sickness or accident. But I think the writer is thinking more than about mere breathing. Any life Read More
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OVERCOMING FEARS
POST FOR THE WEEK I know you’re busy but here’s your SPIRIT inspired POWER POST guaranteed to help you through the week: JEREMIAH 1:8 “DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM, FOR I AM WITH YOU AND WILL RESCUE YOU,” SAYS THE LORD. What is the “THEM” for you that you’re afraid of? What is it Read More
GOAL ORIENTATION
PROVERBS 29:18 “MY PEOPLE WILL PERISH WITHOUT A VISION.” This is a basic principle of living. Without a picture of what you’d like your life to look like in the future you’ll never reach what God intended for you. What do you picture for your family and children as they grow? Do you have a Read More
DON’T BE CONSUMED BY MISERY
LAMENTATIONS 3:22-3 “BECAUSE OF THE LORD’S GREAT LOVE WE ARE NOT CONSUMED, FOR HIS COMPASSION NEVER FAILS. THEY ARE NEW EVERY MORNING, GREAT IS YOUR FAITHFULNESS. Here is a secret of life known mainly by Christians. Wile we all go through suffering, this writer, Jeremiah observed something astounding. Those who hope in the Lord are Read More
HOW TO STUMBLE WITHOUT HURTING YOURSELF
1 SAMUEL 2:4 “THE BOWS OF THE WARRIORS ARE BROKEN, BUT THOSE WHO STUMBLE ARE ARMED WITH STRENGTH.” This is a poetic way of saying there will come a time when those thinking they are invincible will find themselves powerless; while those who STUMBLE and experience adversity now, but ASK for the Lord’s protection, will Read More
IN DEFERENCE TO MY BROTHER MARK, WHO JUST DIED
REVELATION 21:1,3 “THEN I SAW A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH….AND I HEARD A LOUD VOICE FROM THE THRONE SAYING, ‘NOW THE DWELLING OF GOD IS WITH MEN AND HE WILL LIVE WITH THEM…HE WILL WIPE OUT EVERY TEAR FROM THEIR EYES, THERE WILL BE NO MORE DEATH OR CRYING OR PAIN.” I quote Read More
TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT!
PSALM 34:8 “TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD.” These words of INVITATION are a precursor to Jesus’ invitation (Matthew 11:29) to “Take my yoke upon you…find rest for your souls.” Throughout scripture there is an OPEN-ENDED request to just try to live ‘God’s plan for a person’s life. In most all cases, anyone Read More
A QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF
PSALM 18:6 “THE LORD IS WITH ME; I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME?” What power comes to those who choose to be a friend of the Almighty! It is worth asking the Psalmist’s question of ourselves periodically, “WHAT CAN MAN DO TO ME?” For certain, with the Lord’s backing, no Read More
GO WITH THE FLOW
JEREMIAH 29:11 “I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, SAYS THE LORD. THEY ARE PLANS FOR GOOD AND NOT EVIL, TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE AND A HOPE.” These words were first proclaimed to a whole nation of people. But by extension, they apply to all persons who count themselves as part of the Read More
DO YOU BELIEVE GOOD CAN OUTWEIGH THE BAD?
PSALM 23:1,6 “THE LORD IS MY SHEPARD, I SHALL NOT WANT. SURELY GOODNESS AND LOVE WILL FOLLOW ME ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE.” David composed these words after he attained a measure of fame. Success in life was not his original motive in serving God. He reports, in fact, all the good that came Read More