“‘These are the things you shall do: speak each man the truth to his neighbor; give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; and do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ says the Lord” […]
“The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Heb 13:6). It’s good to take helpful correction, but hurtful criticism is another thing. We could take a lesson from the weather—it pays absolutely no attention to its detractors. Seek HIS smile and carry on. […]
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 Jn 5:14). Weymouth gives James 5:16 as “heartfelt supplication [which] exerts a mighty influence.” Are you shooting blanks or live ammo? Are they in faith? In His will? For others’ good and […]
“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull, which has horns and hooves. The humble shall see this and be glad…” (Ps 69:30-32). Having fewer resources may limit my options in generosity, but it can’t […]
“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness’” (2 Cor 12:9). All the sorrows of all our tomorrows are hidden from our view, because all needed grace is only in place when the day of our need comes, too! His grace will be there; […]
“Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God…Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come…” (1 Tim 6:17-19). […]
“…That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him” (Eph 1:10). Here’s the unifying principle of God’s universe. You’ll find the idea about 170x in the epistles: “in Him,” “in Christ,” “in the […]
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!” (Ps 139:17). We need to number our days so we don’t waste time. We need to count our blessings so we don’t become unthankful. And we need to calculate God’s kind thoughts of us so we don’t lose […]
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope [confidence] is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; but its leaf will be green, and will not be anxious in the […]