Blessings

Scripture  May God be merciful and bless us. May His face smile with favor on us. May Your ways be known throughout the earth, your saving power among people everywhere.  ~Psalm 67:1-2, NLT Quote A blessing is a gift from God that enables His people to reach out and bless others which ultimately brings glory to…

Slavery

Scripture Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. ~Colossian 3:22, NLT Quote Slavery, like AIDS, has not been abolished. Like a deadly virus it mutates, taking on new…

The Discipline of Waiting

Scripture Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. ~Psalm 27:14, AV Quote “Good things come to those who wait” ~Violent Fane Generally speaking, Americans do not like to wait yet the bible commands us to wait upon the LORD in at least…

The Men Of Jabesh Gilead

Scripture But when the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, all their mighty warriors traveled through the night to Beth-shan and took the bodies of Saul and his sons down from the wall. They brought them to Jabesh, where they…buried their bodies under a tamarisk tree. ~I Samuel 31:11-12, NLT…

Rewards

SCRIPTURE But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good everyone’s work is.  If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for his work. If the building burns up,…

The Promise Keeper

Scripture Then the LORD said to Moses, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have now allowed you to see it with your own eyes, but you will not enter the land.” ~Deuteronomy 34:4, NLT Quote People with…

Hope Lost

Scripture There are more troubles all around me than I can count. My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer. My sins are more than the hairs of my head. I have lost all hope. ~Psalms 40:12, NIrV Quote Begin every day with a new hope and forget what lies…

Sin Stinks

Scripture My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned. ~Psalms 38:5, NIrV Quote Guilt is to the spirit what pain is to the body. ~Image Quotes The essence of sin is selfishness that leads to rebellion: we want things our way. Isaiah describes our condition well in chapter 53, “All of…