GOD Is Great!

Scripture But may all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who long for Your saving help always say, “The Lord is great!” ~Psalm 70:4, NIV Quote The LORD is more ready to hear than we are to pray, and He is inclined to give us more than we desire and…

Levitical Worship

Scripture Every morning and evening, the Levites are to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to him. ~I Chronicles 23:30, CEV Quote Any man on this earth who is bored with worship of Jesus is not ready for heaven. ~A.W. Tozer King David organized and mobilized the Levites: he put them to work. As Moses…

A Divided World

Scripture Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. ~Luke 12:51, NIV Quote Jesus did not come into the world to bring division. ~John Hagee The quote above is one good reason you don’t need to pay a lot of attention to John Hagee; what he said contradicts…

The Curse of Greed

Scripture Because of what you’ve done, Naaman’s leprosy will now be on you and your descendants forever!” Suddenly, Gehazi’s skin became white with leprosy, and he left. ~2 Kings 5:27, CEV Quote Greed blinds a man and fills him with foolish pride. It makes him easy prey for death and destruction. ~Rumi Gehazi was Elisha’s…

The Real Temple

Scripture Now I promise that like you, your descendants will be kings.  I’ll choose one of your sons to be king… I’ll make him a strong ruler, and no one will be able to take his kingdom away from him. He will be the one to build a temple for Me.  ~I Chronicles 17:10-12, CEV…

Hanging Up The Harps

Scripture We hung our small harps on the willow trees. ~Psalm 137:2, CEV Quote Self-pity is the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical drugs; it is addictive and dangerous. It gives momentary pleasure and then separates the victim from reality. ~John W. Gardner If we understood the destructive power of drugs, we would be afraid to…

David’s Legacy

Scripture Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel. ~2 Samuel 23:1, NKJV Quote The greatest of a man’s power is the measure of his surrender. ~William Booth A few years ago, I might not…

The LORD Is Active

Scripture But Jesus said, “My Father has never stopped working, and that is why I keep on working.”  ~John 5:17, CEV Quote God is always at work around you. ~Henry Blackaby When Jesus told the Jewish religious leaders that His Father never stopped working, not even on the Sabbath and that He was simply following…

Family

Scripture Ulam’s sons were brave soldiers who were experts at using a bow and arrows. They had a total of one hundred fifty children and grandchildren. ~I Chronicles 8:40, CEV Quote Having a place to go to at the end of day is HOME. Having someone there to love you is FAMILY. Having both is…

The Great Escape

Scripture Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. ~Psalm 68:20, NIV Quote Sin is a heavy matter; it carries enough weight to crush the human soul. ~Ya’akov Jesus SAVES and He saves us from many things. Among them are death and hell but He also delivers us…