Thankful Living

Scripture Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. ~Psalm 118:1, NIV Quote There is one thing better than THANKSGIVING and that is Thankful Living. ~Matthew Henry Psalm 118 is sandwiched in between the shortest Psalm [117] and the longest Psalm [119]. It was Martin Luther’s favorite and could have…

Scripture He said to them: “You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with or visit a Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.  ~Acts 10:28, NIV Quote God calls us to change the way we look at people. Not…

Piperism

Scripture Praise the LORD, all you nations. Praise him, all you people of the earth. For his unfailing love for us is powerful; the LORD ’s faithfulness endures forever. Praise the LORD! ~Psalm 117, NLT Quote I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone…

Celebrating The Promotion

  Scripture Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. ~Psalm 116:15, NKJV Quote To live is Christ, to die is a promotion. ~Ya’akov I grew up on the King James and most of the verses I memorized are in the King James version so naturally, I reverted by to the AV…

Helper Of The Helpless

Scripture The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow. ~Psalm 116:3, NIV Quote God’s Grace is greater than our weakness. ~J.C. Ryle We never know what a day is going to bring. I was awakened yesterday morning with the news that the…

Where Is Your God?

Scripture Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?” Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.  ~Psalms 115:2-3, NRSV Quote “It is visible that God is; it is invisible what He is.” ~Stephen Charnock Psalm 115 is another “Hallelujah” Psalm written after the Babylonian captivity and was sung after the Passover…

Guided By The Unseen Hand

Scripture Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob. ~Psalms 114:7, NLT Quote There are no maverick molecules in the universe. ~R.C. Sproul The Jews sang Psalm 114 along with 113 before observing the Passover meal. Passover was their 4th of July and Easter all rolled into…

Hallelujah!

Scripture Praise the LORD! Yes, give praise, O servants of the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD. ~Psalm 113:1, NLT Quote “Man’s chief work is the praise of God.” ~Augustine Psalm 113 is a Hallelujah Psalm, the first and last word of the Psalm is hä·lal’ which is Hebrew for ‘praise’ and the second word…

Priorities 101

Scripture The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing. ~Psalm 112:10, NRSV Quote Everyone has someone or something at the very center of their lives. ~Max Anders   P We all have a driving force, a consuming passion and core values.…

Awesome Works

Scripture Praise the LORD ! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I meet with his godly people. How amazing are the deeds of the LORD ! All who delight in him should ponder them.  ~Psalm 111:1-2, NLT Quote Providence is the invisible hand of God inside the glove of human events. ~Max…