As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. — Psalm 55:16
Wow, after remembering Christ’s resurrection, this Psalm of trust in God suddenly has a much more potent tone! God does save us. God does listen …
Daily Pray
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; — 1 Peter 2:11
This world is our journey, not our destination! There are numerous things here that can deter us from our objective and diminish our motivation to …
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. — Amos 5:14
What are you looking for today? Do you seek good? Or will you pursue evil by harboring a grudge, spreading rumors, and indulging a lust? …
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. — Psalm 143:1
Some days are simply difficult! Those we care for are in pain. Our plans are failing to materialize. Our prayers appear to bounce off the …
The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. — Psalm 50:1
Some refer to Mother Nature, but the Bible refers to The Mighty One, God the LORD, who governs the cosmos and keeps the world from …
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: — Colossians 2:6
“New and better!” It is the main marketing slogan used to reintroduce an older product that has lost favor with consumers. After making a few …
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. — Colossians 2:17
The dazzling faiths all around the Colossian Christians may seem wonderful and may better match their ideal lifestyle, but Paul reminds them that these religions …
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. — Amos 5:15
Along with teaching our children not to hate others, we also need to instill in them a strong dislike of injustice, wickedness, bigotry, and the …
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. — Isaiah 51:6
Honestly, I find the Bible to be so brutally honest that it hurts! It is our belief that our planet has been around for a …
When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. — John 13:21
I can still recall what my friend said in church one Sunday: “We judge old Judas harshly for betraying the Lord for 30 pieces of …