Taking For Granted

Scripture “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city…{and do such and such}… Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow…Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” ~James 4:13-15 NIV Quote Take judgment and hell for granted and the…

A Desolate and Dry Land

Scripture God, you are my God; I eagerly seek You. I thirst for You; my body faints for You in a land that is dry, desolate, and without water. ~Psalm 63:1, CSB Quote Mercy-drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead. ~Daniel Webster Whittle In my Saturday morning reading I came across the above verse which was so fitting for the day,…

God’s Word Enriches

Scripture With all my heart I want Your blessings. ~Psalm 119:58 Quote Making a living is not the same as making a life. ~David Compton The Eight stanza is Heth and it begins with “the LORD is my portion.” You could say, “the LORD is my inheritance or treasure.” The Psalmist understood that we cannot…

Blessings

Scripture  May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor on us. May Your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.  ~Psalm 67:1-2, NLT Quote A blessing is a gift from God that enables His people to reach out and bless others which ultimately brings glory to…

Jabez

Scripture Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez. She had said, “I was in a lot of pain when he was born.” ~I Chronicles 4:9, NIrV Quote God is the greatest giver in the universe. ~Randy Alcorn A few years back, Bruce Wilkerson wrote a book, THE PRAYER OF…

Jesus On FaceBook

Scripture From this time on, many of his disciples turned back. They no longer followed Him. ~John 6:66, NIRV Quote If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular, preach holiness. ~Vance Havner John 6 is a very interesting chapter. It begins with the large crowds following Jesus every where…

Nothing To Give

Scripture Priests, put on black clothes and sob. Cry, you who serve at the altar. Come, you who serve my God in the temple. Spend the night dressed in black clothes. Sob because no one brings grain offerings and drink offerings to the house of your God anymore. ~Joel 1:13, NIrV Quote “The meaning of…