Forever Young
Scripture He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! ~Psalm 103:5, NLT Quote Age is an issue of mind over matter: if you don’t mind, it don’t matter. ~Phyllis Diller
The World’s View Of Jesus
Scripture “Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. ~Ezekiel 18:30, NIV Quote The world is doing it’s best to convince people that Jesus has no power to judge sin. ~Billy…
Belonging
Scripture “My prayer is not for the world, but for those You have given Me, because they belong to You.” John 17:9, NLT Quote There is within man an innate drive for social acceptance and it is as old as human history. ~Billy Graham Dr. Graham was having a conversation with the president of Harvard…
Life Has Got You!
Scripture How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble! We blossom like a flower and then wither. Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear. ~Job 14:1-2, NLT Quote Without faith life is meaningless. Leo Tolstoy Billy Graham knew President Ronald Reagan personally. Reagan almost died from an assissination attempt and the…
In The Presence Of The King
Scripture And the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” So he went before the king and bowed with his face to the ground. ~1 Kings 1:23, NIV Quote “Thou art coming to a King; Large petitions with thee bring; For His grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much.” ~John…
A Wicked And Weary World
Scripture “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.” ~Matthew 26:54, NASB Quote There are two kinds of people in this world: those who worship sin and those who are weary of…
Getting Good Counsel
Scripture Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. ~Proverbs 15:22, NIV Quote “Those who consult none but themselves are generally ill-advised.” ~Matthew Henry Paul was dead set on returning to Jerusalem and none of his friends encouraged him because they believed his going back would be a mistake. The prophet…
Prayer
Scripture The Lord hears His people when they call to Him for help. He rescues them from all their troubles. ~Psalm 34:17, NLT Quote All God’s people are praying people. ~Matthew Henry I love Psalm 34; it has been a huge source of comfort over the years. It is based on David experience when he…
The Vanity of Life
Scripture Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You; Surely every man, even standing firm, is altogether vanity. ~Psalm 39:5, LSB Quote Life here on earth is vain. Man in all his creature comforts lives in continual uncertainty. ~Matthew Henry The Hebrew word translated ‘vanity’ in the KJV…
Urbanization
Scripture Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him. ~Proverbs 14:31, NLT Quote “When a man lives in destitution, he is at the mercy of all who wish to oppress him.” ~Victor Hugo In America, unemployment is a myth. Oh yes, we have unemployed people but that is because…