Dust

Scripture And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ~Genesis 2:7, NKJV Quote “If God does not trust his own angels, how much less will He trust people made of dust? ~Eliphaz I was reading in Job four and…

Heartfelt Praise

Scripture “Out of the mouths of infants and nursing babies    you have prepared praise for yourself?” ~Matthew 21:16, NRSV Quote Praise is–what wings are to a bird, fruit to a tree, what the rose is to the thorn bush: it is the beauty of the Christian life. ~Charles H. Spurgeon What sets up today’s text…

Sin Is A Parasite

Scripture Forsake your folly and live, and proceed in the way of understanding.” ~Proverbs 9:6, NASB Quote Folly and sin are always parasitic of the good that God has created. ~Robert Van Leeuwen We live in a culture that has become increasingly ungodly and relativistic. Moral relativism, the god of the day, insist that every person…

Now That I am Old

Scripture Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me. ~Psalm 71:18, NLT Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain Age is sneaky; it has a…

The Stream Of Delights

Scripture You give them [frail mortals] to drink from the stream of Your delights. ~Psalm 36:8, REB Quote “Life is not measured by how much you own.” ~Jesus of Nazareth First of all, I shutter to think of what the ‘quality’ of my quiet time would be without the Psalms. I begin every day with…

Comeuppance

Scripture Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. ~Proverbs 9:7, NIV Quote A word to the wise should be sufficient. ~ Titus Maccius Plautus This year I am using Timothy Keller’s devotion on the Proverbs and enjoying it immensely. I never remember seeing the word ‘comeuppance’ until…

Melted Desires

Scripture When You rebuke anyone to punish his sin, You make what he desires melt away. ~Psalm 39;11, REB Quote Over time we grow in wisdom or folly according to the ultimate loves and commitments that move us. ~Robert Van Leeuwen Dr. Kelley challenged us to share our testimony with the ones we love so…

Incredible

Scripture “Then astonishment seized them all, and they glorified God. They were filled with awe, saying, “We have seen incredible things today.” ~Luke 5:26, NET Quote There is not an adjective in the English language which fully describes the person and worth of Jesus but incredible will do for now. ~Ya’akov The above text out of Luke…

He Spoke

Scripture For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded and it stood firm. ~Psalm 33:9, NRSV Quote Horse power is not the answer; no one gets by on human strength alone. ~Eugene Peterson As I was reading Psalm 33, verse 9 really captured my attention and I thought about a companion verse in…

Praying For Leaders

Scripture A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. ~Psalm 33:16, NRSV Quote It is a great privilege as well as our responsibility to prayer for our government leaders. ~William Franklin Graham David wrote Psalm 33 and he knew from his own experience that the…