PSALM 56:3-4 – When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise.” Pay attention to the first four words in today’s scripture. David does not say, “If…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Grace
GALATIANS 6:9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Tired Christian. Weary saint. Exhausted believer. Those words will define every child of God paying the cost to make a difference for Christ in their short time on earth. It will be so of the parent diligently…
PSALM 26:1-3 – Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness.” The question identifying the theme of today’s nugget contains two answers. The…
PSALM 139:1-5 – O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. You hem…
ISAIAH 45:5 – I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me.” Today’s theme does not always feel like it is happening in our lives. What Christian who yearns for spiritual growth and maturity in Christ has not wondered whether God is really working in their lives…
PSALM 63:1 – O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” There are three ways to view today’s nugget theme. All are correct and inseparable. The first two though, probably get more attention than the last, but it…