JEREMIAH 31:3 – The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” THEME OF THE DAY: WHY DOES GOD LOVE US? Has there been a time when we tried to figure out why God loves us? If not, don’t. If we have, how did that work…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Old Testament
PSALM 55:22 – Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. “ THEME OF THE DAY: DEALING WITH OUR BURDENS. We each have them. Burdens. Not every day is “happy in Jesus” as we face trials, difficulties, and challenges. There are times in life we are not unlike Christian…
ISAIAH 48:10 – Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.” THEME OF THE DAY: THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION. Every child of God will go to the place identified in today’s scripture – God’s furnace of affliction. Time there is painful, seems to last forever, and necessary, but God does His…
Fellowship with God doesn’t just happen. We must meet the requirements if we are to enjoy a close and real spiritual communion with Him. These requirements are found in today’s scripture.
PSALM 132:1 – Remember, O Lord, in David’s favor, all the hardships he endured.” THEME OF THE DAY: TRUST HIS WAYS WHEN WE DON’T UNDERSTAND HIS WAYS. The verse in today’s scripture is the opening of the prayer in the Psalm of Ascents. In it, there is a word that defines what happens time and time again in the Christian life…
ISAIAH 55:6-9 – “Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your…