Rather Rejoice

Scripture You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. ~Psalm 4:7, NLT Quote LORD, let us have Your favor {grace} and let us know that we have it, and that we desire no more; that your favor be enough to make us happy. ~Matthew Henry Nothing…

Joseph And Jesus

Scripture When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?” ~Genesis 20:15, NIV Quote The only explanation of God’s mercy and grace is His character. ~John Philips Those of you who have read…

Do Not Fear

Scripture Do not fear Abram, I am a shield to you. ~Genesis 15:1, LSB Quote When we are waiting on God to bless us; we should stir up ourselves to bless Him. ~Matthew Henry After these things, the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision saying, “Do not fear Abram, I am a…

Hanging Harps

Scripture By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept…We hung our harps upon the willows…those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, and those who plundered us requested mirth {joy and gladness}, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” ~Psalm 137:1-3, NKJV Quote Self is the…

Science Verses Faith

Scripture  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ~Genesis 1:1, LSB Quote “We cannot continue to send our children to Caesar for their education and be surprised when they come home as Romans.” ~Voddie Baucham  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Science is based on empirical data. Empirical…

Pure Jealousy

Scripture For you shall not worship any other god, for Yahweh, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. ~Exodus 34:14, LSB Quote God will be the only God or He will not be our God at all. ~C.S. Lewis The verse above is not the only verse in Scripture that speaks of God’s jealous…

The Prophet

Scripture “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to Him.” ~Deuteronomy 18:15, NLT Quote There is a deep yearning in the human heart for something better than an earthly king or priest: In Christ we have a King and Priest that…

No Condemnation

Scripture Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ~Romans 8:1, NASB Quote As Judge, Christ is the law, but as Savior, He is the gospel. Call on the coming Judge to be your present Savior. ~J.I. Packer I just finished a two part series on the French Revolution and…

The LORD Reigns!

Scripture The LORD reigns; Let the earth rejoice; let the multitude be glad! ~Psalm 97:1, NKJV Quote Though we cannot see or understand all that He [God] does; we are sure that He is good and that He will do no wrong. ~Charles  Spurgeon No doubt you have heard me say more than once, a…

The Thoughts Of Man

Scripture The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. ~Psalm 94:11, Geneva Bible Quote The Bible is a book, which in comparison makes all other books of minor importance; and which in all perplexities and distresses has never failed to give me light and strength. ~Robert E. Lee The LSB translated Psalm…