Help For Today And Hope For Tomorrow

Scripture He has removed our sins as far from us     as the east is from the west. ~Psalm 103:12, NLT Quote All human are frail and prone to sin, yet they can be forgiven completely by the compassionate God who treats them like His children. ~Daniel Estes As we studied in Sunday School last week:…

The Earth Is The LORD’s

Scripture The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it. ~Psalm 24:1, NIV Quote The great land owner laughs at the title deeds of the worms crawling in the dust. ~Charles Spurgeon The LORD {Yahweh} created the cosmos and He also governs and sustains it: thus it…

All Come Short

Scripture For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ~Romans 3:23, NASB Quote Before the holy God all humans fall short, but His grace is greater than our sins. ~Daniel J. Estes I am reading the NIV commentary on Psalms and Daniel Estes writes the second volume. When I read his…

Homecoming

Scripture Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept     as we thought of Jerusalem {home}. ~Psalm 137:1, NLT Quote Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. ~John Howard Payne I have loved creeks and water since I was a boy. I love canoeing, white water rafting and last Saturday I…

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 Refiner’s Fire

Scripture He will be like a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. ~Malachi 3:3, CSB Quote It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he…

Heman The Ezrahite

Scripture But unto Thee, have I cried, O LORD, and early shall my prayer come before Thee. ~Psalm 88:13, Geneva Bible Quote One thing is certain about Heman, he is doggedly going to keep on praying even though his prayers have seemingly been of little avail. ~John Philips I attempted to preach Psalm 88 Sunday…

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…

Here And Hereafter

Scripture Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter. ~Revelation 1:19, KJV Quote A good man is never less alone than when he is alone with God. ~Matthew Henry In preparing our message for Sunday, I was studying Mark 6:45-56 where Jesus commands His…