Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Salvation

Life’s Stabilizing Force

PSALM 13:1-5 – How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I take counsel in my soul and have sorrow in my heart all the day? How long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I…

Don’t Forget His Ruling Authority

ROMANS 11:36 – For from Him, and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. THEME OF THE DAY. DON’T FORGET HIS RULING AUTHORITY. My day started out well. I was up early, settled down with a nice cup of coffee, and opened my Bible with anticipation of a wonderful time with the Lord. And it…

Overwhelmed By His Gentleness

PSALM 18:35 – You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. THEME OF THE DAY. OVERWHELMED BY HIS GENTLENESS. When a Christian ponders the height, width, depth and length of Christ’s love, there simply are not enough words to proclaim its meaning or an adequate range of emotions to…

Our Longing Fulfilled

PSALM 12:5 – “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” THEME OF THE DAY. OUR LONGING FULFILLED. Here is a piece of good advice. It isn’t good because I am writing it nor original with me. God’s people throughout time have given…

Remember His Never-Changing Character

MARK 4:35-41 – On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was…

Driving Away The Spiritual Blues

ISAIAH 58:10 – If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. THEME OF THE DAY. DRIVING AWAY THE SPIRITUAL BLUES. Wayne Mack opens his book Out of the Blues: Dealing with the Blues of Depression and Loneliness with this humorous…