Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Old Testament

The Anchor of Our Soul

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.”   In the journey called “life”, we are going to sail through many storms.  We may borrow a word from the Apostle Paul to describe them.  It is a word he used to encourage the…

The Whole of the Christian Life: Inside and Out

PSALM 19:14 – Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” Today’s scripture paints a portrait of the whole of Christianity.  David points to his tongue as the instrument which rings forth the outward profession of allegiance to the Lord.  He would also look inside of…

Another Work of God In Us

ECCLESIASTES 3:18 – I said in my heart with regard to the children of man that God is testing them that they may see that they themselves are but beasts.”   God does many works in the lives of His children.  Here are just a few. He teaches us.  He directs us.  He comforts us.  He corrects us.  He conforms us into…

The King in All of His Beauty

17  Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.  Isaiah 33:17 The Wars – – The War Without – – The War Within The Woes – -The Judgment of the King — The Fear of the King — The submission to the King The Way — The King in all His Beauty —…

Commit, Cast, and Leave it There

PSALM 37:5 – Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act.”   There is a verse in the New Testament offering a nice complement to today’s scripture.  It is familiar and found in the Apostle Peter’s first letter – casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).   In both verses,…