Fascination Of Fascinations

Scripture Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. ~Psalm 51:1, LSB Quote David was further along spiritually the most New Testament believers. ~Martyn Lloyd Jones When I read the above quote in Martyn Lloyd Jones devotional, I wrote in the margin,…

Hard Sayings

Scripture When Jesus heard his answer, he said, “There is still one thing you haven’t done. Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” ~Luke 18:22, NLT Quote Sometimes, Jesus words can be amazingly hard. ~Oswald Chambers I agree with Chambers;…

A Zephyr

Scripture And after… the strong wind, the earthquake and… the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. ~1 Kings 19:12, NLT Quote The voice of the Spirit is as gentle as a breeze. So gentle, that unless you are in communion with God, you will not hear it. ~Oswald Chambers How does the…

God’s Word Is Absolute

Scripture Your laws are perfect and completely trustworthy. ~Psalm 119:138, NLT Quote The Bible is the chart by which the Christians sails to eternity. ~Thomas Watson There are a lot of things a person can do with a bible. What caused the Psalmist so much grief was that most people ignore God’s Word. The bible…

God’s Word And Persecution

Scripture Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in Your instructions. ~Psalm 119:18, NLT Quote Those who refuse to conform to the world will be persecuted by the world. ~Warren W. Wiersbe The third stanza is Gimel and again the subject is GOD’S WORD. This stanza begins with the Psalmist commitment to obey God’s…

God’s Word

Scripture I have hidden Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You. ~Psalm 119:11, NLT Quote It is easier to make a promise than to keep one and it is easier to learn the word of God than to live the word of God. ~Ya’akov In the second stanza of Psalm 119, every…

Fake News

Scripture May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?” ~Psalm 12:3-4, NRSV Quote The mark of a Spirit-filled believer is to detect lies and liars and avoid them. ~Warren W. Wiersbe David…