There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 128 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. [Psalm 128:1] What does it take to be happy, or to be considered really blessed. Deep down, all people are looking for this, and do what they do to attain it. To have a…
where our confidence rests
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 127 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. [Psalm 127:1] I was raised in a culture with a strong work ethic. In other words, I am a doer, my reliance is…
are you singing at all?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 126 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them. [Psalm 126:5-6] As people go up to the temple, they sing songs that remind them of God’s…
surrounded and secure
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 125 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore. [Psalm 125:2] I am surrounded and secure, safe within His powerful hands. As the worshippers ascend the slopes towards Jerusalem to celebrate the feast (a song of ‘ascents’), they see the surrounding…
our help, our hope!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: Psalm 124 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: If the LORD had not been on our side when people attacked us, they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us. [Psalm 124:2-3] Perspective, it’s all in how you look at things. Faith is seeing life – it’s blessings and challenges – from…
He will come through for you!
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: James 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. [James 5:7-8] James…
am I free indeed?
There are two readings for today. SCRIPTURE: James 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and…
tongue flapping
SCRIPTURE: James 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?…
faith that acts
SCRIPTURE: James 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does…
do what He says
SCRIPTURE: James 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. [James 1:22] Do what it says, or better, do what He says. The word is the voice of Jesus, Who is the voice of God – do what He says. He freely gives wisdom, truth and freedom through…