NTAT…Never Thought About That

Scripture You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” ~Acts 1:8, NIV Quote It is always possible to do the will of God. ~Elisebeth Elliot When Jesus left this world and returned to heaven, He made His disciples responsible for making disciples in…

Don’t Give Up, Out Or In

Scripture Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. ~Isaiah 41:10, NLT Quote There are some things in which we must persevere even when we don’t feel like it, simply…

God Uses The Humble

Scripture Our LORD and our God, Bashan is a mighty mountain covered with peaks. Why is it jealous of Zion, the mountain You chose as Your home forever? ~Psalm 68:15-16, CEV Quote By small and simple things; great things are brought to pass. ~Russell Ballard Bashan is a mountain range located just East of the…

A Place

  Scripture My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? ~John 14:2, NIV Quote Before God made man, He made a place for man to live. ~Charles L. Allen Charles L. Allen was a Methodist Pastor…

Rich Man, Poor Man

Scripture Some who are poor pretend to be rich; others who are rich pretend to be poor. ~Proverbs 13:7, NLT Quote The real measure of wealth is how much we would be worth if we lost all our money. ~John Henry Jowett I am in Proverbs on Wednesday and also at Breakfast and the Bible.…

In His Steps

Scripture It is to this you have been called: because Christ also suffered on your behalf, leaving you an example so you should follow in His steps. ~1 Peter 2:21, Wetmouth Quote We can love Jesus, serve Him, obey Him, and even worship Him; but we cannot immitate Him. ~Ya’akov Back in the 19th century,…

Too Hard For Me

Scripture When I tried to understand these things, it was too hard for me. ~Psalm 73:16, Cloverdale Quote Greed can rule the poor just as it does the wealthy. A man can be just as selfish with one dollar as a man with a million. ~David Rudolph Psalm 73 was written by Asaph and it…

Is Your Past Behind You

Scripture One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 3:13-14, NIV Quote The past has a way of catching up to you. ~Cowell We were coming home from…

Eight Wonderful Words

Scripture Take courage, my child, your sins are pardoned. ~Matthew 9:2, Weymouth Quote We assume that enough money, enough knowledge and enough effort will solve any problem, but this is not true–it will not solve the problem of sin. ~Alton MacEarchern Not many people share my afflinity for reading various translations of the Bible; matter…

The Old Man’s Psalm

Scripture Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone. ~Psalm 71:9, NIV Quote “You don’t stop laughing when you grow old, you grow old when you stop laughing.” ~George Bernard Shaw Alton MacEarchern refers to Psalm 71 as the Old Man’s Psalm. Dr. Wiersbe says…