Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. Psalms 147:11 but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast…
The Bible tells us that God does not give us a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7), yet still, we find ourselves being afraid. The Psalmist tells us to give our burdens to the Lord. Psalm 55 tells us to pour out our hearts to him. He says to call, and the Lord will…
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil[a] has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee.. (Jonah 1:1-2) I found it interesting that Jonah’s actions seemed contradictory to the fact that he knew what God required. Points from Jonah: Jonah ran…
He is a Mystery Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. Psalm 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the…
Isaiah 49:5-6 5 And now the LORD says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength he says: “It is…
Danielle has no clue what we do for her, but we have no clue what God does for us. Danielle is our baby girl. I have been thinking about the sleepless nights and the backaches. I have been thinking that Danielle will never really know what we went through and sacrificed to have her….
Luke tells us to Love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength and mind, (Luke 10:27) but what does it mean to love the Lord?Lord, what does it mean to love you? Does saying it mean that I love you?Or is it so much more than that? To love someone is to care…
Isaiah 2:6-8 For you have rejected your people, the house of Jacob, because they are full of things from the east and of fortune-tellers like the Philistines, and they strike hands with the children of foreigners. Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures; their land is filled with horses, and there…
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man – Proverbs 27:19 Our heart reflects who we are, and we know that God looks upon the heart of man and not on his outward appearance (1 Samuel 16:7). We can find ourselves hiding our hearts from the people around…
Context: Jesus being taken to the cross. Luke 23:32-43 32 Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. 33 And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. 34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they…