The Wicked Man

Scripture Sin speaks to the wicked in their hearts. They have no fear of God. They think too much of themselves so they don’t see their sin and hate it. Psalm 36:12, NCV Quote God’s word and kingdom will not be overthrown by means of the wicked and their rabble. ~Martin Luther I am not the only sequential…

In Any Case

Scripture In any case, it was kind of you to share my distress. ~Philippians 4:14, NRSV Quote Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. ~George Washington Philippians 4 is a wonderful chapter, one of my favorite in all the word of…

His Word Never Fails

Scripture Deep in your hearts you know that every promise of the Lord your God has come true. Not a single one has failed! ~Joshua 23:14, NLT Quote The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.” ~Martin Luther The Israelites were given a land, one that we refer to as the ‘Promised’ land but…

Psalm 34

Scripture Yahweh is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. ~Psalm 34:18, LSB Quote God never despises the cries {Prayers} of His saints. ~Martin Luther I go to bed at night thinking about my Psalm for the following day. I do love Psalm 34. There are a lot of great…

Flying Off The Handle

Scripture As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank in the river. ~II Kings 6:5, MSG Quote Sometimes we have to loose something to fully appreciate what we had. ~Ya’akov The seminary students under the tutoring of Elisha wanted to build extra dormitory rooms for the seminary and so…

The Danger of Discouraging Others

Scripture If any of you are afraid, you may go home. We don’t want you to discourage the other soldiers. ~Deuteronomy 20:8, CEV Quote Spread cheer, not fear! ~Yahweh In Deuteronomy, Moses list the procedures for going to battle. First the Priest would address the troops. I am sure this including a prayer and a…

Humility

Scripture And you shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. ~Deuteronomy 8:2, LSB Quote Pride is the only disease that when a man has…

Saints Are Sinners

Scripture How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! ~Psalm 32:1, LSB Quote All saints are sinners. They cannot become holy or blessed except they confess themselves before God as sinners. ~Martin Luther I have a new book on the Psalms by Martin Luther and I am loving it. Luther says,…

In Any Case

Scripture In any case, it was kind of you to share my distress. ~Philippians 4:14, NRSV Quote Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse. ~George Washington Philippians 4 is a wonderful chapter, one of my favorite in all the word of…

Overcoming!

Scripture He who overcomes, I will grant to him to sit down with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. Quote The whole of the Christian life is one of conflict; we are in an atmosphere and in a world where there is a great…