There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 70 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay. [Psalms 70:5] David is being humiliated by others, yet he remains humble. In his humiliated position, he does…
healthy zeal
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 69 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. [Psalms 69:9] Sounds like David is being bullied, made fun of, because he is serious about his faith. When I weep and fast, they scoff at me. [Psalms 69:10] Those that “know better”, the more…
question of the week
So here is the question of the week. What would you say to someone who asked you: Why should I bother with Jesus? (Check out previous questions here)
some things haven’t changed
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 68 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families; he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy. But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land. [Psalms 68:5-6] This is a violent psalm, but that should not surprise us because…
he makes me smile too!
What a voice, what a smile. Makes me think of Mr. Bean. Enjoy!
a thousand tongues to sing!
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: Psalm 66 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. [Psalms 66:16] “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things…
healthy work ethic
SCRIPTURE: 2 Thessalonians 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living. As for the rest of you, dear…
no one knows
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 2 Thessalonians 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. [2 Thessalonians 2:2] Apparently there were…
some will refuse
There are two passages assigned for today! SCRIPTURE: 2 Thessalonians 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and…
teaching to obey
SCRIPTURE: 1 Thessalonians 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. [1 Thessalonians 5:11] Are we as serious about our life in Jesus as we ought to be? We claim to believe that Jesus will come back one day soon, looking to see who is living for Him. Do we…