The Spice of Life

Scripture The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap. Psalm 92:12-14, NRSV Quote The key to staying fresh in…

Repentance And Worship

Scripture “But no, My people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want Me around. So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas.”  ~Psalm 81;11-12, NLT Quote Not only does our life with Christ begin with repentance, it continues and progresses with the very same practice of repentance. ~Stephen J. Lawson…

God Is Good

Scripture How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! ~Psalm 116:5, NLT Quote God is absolutely good and most assuredly the cause of all that is good. ~Sir Walter Raleigh No devotional thought or theology today. I just want to praise the LORD for His grace and mercy. He…

Our Debt

Scripture What can I offer the LORD for all he has done for me? ~Psalms 116:12, NLT Quote As Christian… We do not think God will love us because we are good but that God will make us good because He loves us. ~C.S. Lewis In Psalm 116 David is overwhelmed by God’s infinite goodness to him personally.…

Be Thankful

Scripture Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. ~Psalms 100:4 Quote You can not force a person to show respect but you can refuse to be disrespected. ~Image Quotes There is an old fashioned remedy for a disrespectful child but most parents don’t…

Thanksgiving TraditionS

Scripture From those places the songs of people giving thanks will be heard. The sound of great joy will come from there.  ~Jeremiah 30:19, NIRV Quote Gratitude can transform an ordinary day into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. ~William Arthur Ward The Jews, when they were in their…

Waiting

Scripture The message I give you waits for the time I have appointed. It speaks about what is going to happen. And all of it will come true. It might take a while. But wait for it. You can be sure it will come. It will happen when I want it to. ~Habakkuk 2:3, NIRV…

Praise The LORD!

Scripture Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. ~Psalm 150:6, NIRV Quotes Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it. ~Samuel Clemmons We conservatives have suffered many defeats but last night we experienced a miracle of sorts. Progressivism suffered a blow. I know that…

The Vineyards Are Brown

Scripture Vineyards near Heshbon and Sibmah have turned brown. ~Isaiah 16:8, CEV Quote It feels so hot, it feels so dry: I long for water to fall from the shy? ~French Proverb It has been very hot and very dry.  We got just a sprinkle on the Friday night of Danville’s first football game which is…

Thanksgiving In September

Scripture Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. ~Psalm 107:1, NKJV Quote In some areas, there is no excess and thanksgiving is one such area. ~Ya’akov We do not live in a perfect world and all our circumstances are not ideal but drving back from Huntsville this morning,…