2 CORINTHIANS 11:3 – But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.” THEME OF THE DAY. KEEP IT SIMPLE. I often wonder if I make the Christian life more complex than God intended. I didn’t say “I often wonder if I make…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
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Proverbs 1:2-7 – To know wisdom and instruction, to understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth —
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles.The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
2 KINGS 19:14-19 – Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: “O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of…
2 KINGS 12:1-2 – In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba. And Jehoash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all his days, because Jehoiada the priest instructed him.” THEME OF THE DAY. RIGHT IN THE EYES OF THE LORD. Today’s…
JOHN 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” THEME OF THE DAY. THE SATISFACTION OF CHRIST. God created us with the capacity, even necessity, to hunger and thirst. And neither is the result of the fall of our first parents, Adam…
PSALM 119:67 – Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your Word.” THEME OF THE DAY. LET SUFFERING DO ITS GOOD WORK. Let’s take a journey back to a beautiful garden. It was perfect. Really. No thorns, no poison ivy . . . it was paradise. God made it so and then placed His choice and prized…
1 PETER 2:1-3 – So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” THEME OF THE DAY. SPIRITUAL GROWTH BEGINS WITH SPIRITUAL DESIRE. A hungry infant provides a…