Hey Buddy, You Are In My Seat

Scripture Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. ~1 Peter 4:9, NKJV Quote Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend. ~Henri Nouwen You may put a lot of stock on how well your pastor preaches, but to someone visiting your worship on Sunday morning, the…

We Live In A Dangerous World

Scripture I was desperate for You to help me in my struggles, and You did! So come and deliver me now from this treachery and false accusation. ~Psalm 120, TPT Quote When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser. ~Socrates   Psalm 120 is a prayer of David in response to the slander…

Abuse

Scripture The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.” ~Mark 15:29, NLT Quote Some things are not sinful in and of themselves; the sin comes when we abuse…

Peace And Calm

Scripture Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. ~John 15:27, NKJV Quote Can we help other people without using them to help ourselves? ~Sarah Young Sarah Young’s famous devotional JESUS…

Hope Is Essential

Scripture Against all odds, when it looked hopeless, Abraham believed the promise and expected God to fulfill it. Romans 4:18, TPT Quote Everyone needs to look forward to something. ~Ya’akov I think everyone has hope; that it is innate.  It is essential to life itself, but only believers in Jesus have a living and lasting…

Time Management

Scripture Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. ~Ephesians 5:15-16, ESV Quote If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. ~Ben Franklin Time is a precious gift. In the later days…

Trust And Obey

Scripture But let them all be glad, those who turn aside to hide themselves in You. May they keep shouting for joy forever! Overshadow them in Your presence as they sing and rejoice. Then every lover of Your name will burst forth with endless joy. ~Psalm 5:11, TPT Quote God honors faith; He rewards humility…

Nine-eleven

Scripture When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. ~Luke 9:11 Quote Fallen human beings enter into Christ joy only through the door of despair. ~Dana Ortland “Trust in Jesus completely, and do not rely…

Love And Listen

Scripture Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry them. He will not permit the godly to slip or fall. ~Psalm 55:22, TLB Quote It takes time for a broken heart to heal, but Jesus can do it if we give Him all the pieces. Warren W. Wiersbe What do we say in the…

Helping Others

Scripture  Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. ~Galatians 6:2-3, NLT Quote To minister to the needs of others even when you are hurting, is to liberate your soul from…