Our Way Verses His Way

Scripture Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.  ~Proverbs 16:3, NIV Quote The life you long for is found when you put your absolute confidence in Jesus Christ. ~Max Anders   Biblical righteousness is fundamentally an attitude of trust in God and wickedness is not merely disobedience, it is…

Dealing With Fear

Scripture The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? ~Psalm 27:1, NIV Quote I know not what the future holds but I know who holds the future. ~Stuart Hamblin I love Psalm 27 and have since my…

Triumphant Faith

Scripture I lay down and slept, yet I woke up in safety, for the LORD was watching over me. Psalm 3:5, NLT Quote Faith is a living, daring confidence in God’s grace, so sure and certain that man coult stake his life on it a thousand times. ~Martin Luther The setting for Psalm 3 is…

Unsinkable Faith

Scripture  My heart is confident in You, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!  ~Psalm 108:1, NLT Quote Where reason cannot wade, faith swims. ~Thomas Watson When David was in the field, he would arise early on the day of battle and sing praise songs to God. No wonder he…

From Faith To Faith

Scripture For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”…

Have Faith In God

Scripture And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek Him. ~Hebrews 11:6, NLT Quote If people did not believe in God, then they would readily harm others without fear of eternal consequences. ~Immanuel Kant…

The Tricky-Tricky Heart

Scripture “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow you now? I will give my life for you.” [Jesus]… Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me! ~John 13:37-38, NIRV Quote Next to the devil himself, the human heart is the most deceitful thing in this world and no one…

Sowing Tears

Scripture They who sow in tears shall reap in joy. ~Psalm 126:5, AV Quote Life is a mixture of sowing and reaping, celebration and weeping. ~Ya’akov The Jews were forced into exile by the Babylonians. The Jews did not like their new home. They hung their harps on the willows and refused to sing or…

A Tiny Faith Will Do

Scripture “If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,’ and it would obey you! ~Luke 17:6, NLT Quote Don’t let your fear of tomorrow keep you from exercising you faith for today. ~Iliketoquote.com The disciples came…