The Silent Witness

SCRIPTURE The heavens tell about the glory of God. The skies show that his hands created them. Day after day they speak about it. Night after night they make it known. But they don’t speak or use words. No sound is heard from them. ~Psalms 19:1-3, NIrV QUOTE “Wherever you cast your eyes, there is no spot…

Betrayal And Treachery

Scripture Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. ~Psalm 41:9, NKJV Quote The person who is patting you on the back may be looking for a place to put the knife. ~Source Unknown King David was betrayed by a close friend. Most folks…

Nothing To Give

Scripture Priests, put on black clothes and sob. Cry, you who serve at the altar. Come, you who serve my God in the temple. Spend the night dressed in black clothes. Sob because no one brings grain offerings and drink offerings to the house of your God anymore. ~Joel 1:13, NIrV Quote “The meaning of…

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…

Intimacy

Scripture I pray to You LORD. I beg for Your mercy. I tell You all of my worries and my troubles and whenever I feel low, You are there to guide me. ~Psalms 142:1-3, CEV Quote Our intimacy with Christ should be the highest priority of our lives and will produce the greatest impact on…

Who Will Pray For Me?

Scriptures And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. ~Romans 8:26, NLT Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised…

Victory In Jesus

Scripture The Stone that the builders tossed aside has not become the most important Stone. ~Psalm 118:22, CEV Quote In times of victory, celebrate Jesus…In difficult times, seek Jesus…In quiet times, worship Jesus…In painful and disturbing times, trust Jesus and in all times give thanks. ~Quotesarcade.com Matthew Henry believed that Psalm 118 was written when David ascended to…