PSALM 86:4-5 – Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. THEME OF THE DAY. GLADNESS AND HAPPINESS GOD’S WAY. Everybody wants to be glad and happy. God “wired” us for both when He said,…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Psalms
PSALM 73:25 – Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. THEME OF THE DAY. THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. Ask any Christian, “Do you love the Lord Jesus?” and a resounding reply will be, “Yes, I do. Of course, I do.” And that should be expected. It is what…
PSALM 71:13–14 – May my accusers be put to shame and consumed; with scorn and disgrace may they be covered who seek my hurt. But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more. THEME OF THE DAY. MARKS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH. Every Christian spiritually grows. It is logical, to be expected, and will occur. When Jesus told the…
PSALM 71:19-21 – Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You who have done great things, O God, who is like you? 20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again; from the depths of the earth you will bring me up again. 21 You will increase my greatness and comfort me again. THEME OF…
PSALM 69:20 – I looked for pity, but there was none, and for comforters, but I found none. THEME OF THE DAY. BEING LIKE JESUS. Today’s scripture verse has been one of the most penetrating, instructive, and challenging verses ever to be marked up in my Bible. With each of those words, let’s explore why it is so. I think we will…
PSALM 59:16 – But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. THEME OF THE DAY. A GREAT START TO THE DAY. How do we start each day? Here are five types of Christians and how…