Romans 12:9-12 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in...
Luke 18:13 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ (NKJV) Humility is repeatedly put forth in Scripture as a basic characteristic of the Christian. What is...
Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (NKJV) Work, whether in the business world, or at home, is a two-sided coin: futile or fulfilling; painful or purposeful;...
Psalm 63:5 My soul will feast and be satisfied, and I will sing glad songs of praise to you. (GNB)Today I want to encourage you! Too many times, a “guilt trip” is laid on us and we make some commitments to change that quickly fail. Don’t think of...
Matt 6. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.Treasure. It resurrects memories of boyhood adventures and maps with an “X marks the spot”. It creates images of swashbuckling pirates, Aladdin and the Arabian Knights or sunken ships buried for...
Psalm 107.19,21 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses… Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!Psalms 107 takes us through a series of...
Psalms 69.5 O God, You know my foolishness; And my sins are not hidden from You.Whenever someone finds out our sin, or something we said that we shouldn’t have, we are rightfully embarrassed and ashamed. There are times even now when I think of something I did years...
Matthew 21:16 …And Jesus said to them, “Yes. Have you never read, ‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise’? ” (NKJV) There is a little boy at our church who continues to teach me spiritual lessons although he couldn’t even...
Psalm 92:1-2 It is good to give thanks to the Lord, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, (NKJV) I Dedicate My MorningAlmighty God,As I enter into the start of a new day, I...
(Click here to search for all the posts in this series…)Proverbs 30:24 There are four things which are little on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise: (NKJV)Agur either had a lot of time on his hands, or he was a master at seeing the hand of the Creator in...
