Think on these things (Philippians 4:8-9)
My weekly or routine devotionals.
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such …
Read Psalm 60 The title of Psalm 60 takes us to 2 Samuel 8, where David united the 12 tribes before turning his attention to securing and expanding Israel’s borders: “To the chief Musician upon Shu’-shan-e’-duth, Mich’-tam of David, to teach; when he strove with A’-ram-na-ha-ra’-im and with A’-ram-zo’-bah, when …
Jeremiah 8:14 asks the question, “Why do we sit still?” We can answer this. As the years have been creeping up on us, we sit still as our bodies force us to slow down. It’s then that we find out or are reminded that the roses really do smell good. …
Motherhood is one of the most unthankful, full-time jobs in the world. As unthankful as it may seem at times, godly mothers persist with an uncanny, instinctive steadfastness. WHY? God created woman with an awesome RELENTLESS LOVE and instinct to be a GODLY MOTHER! This relentlessness is commended by Jesus …
How often does your pastor’s message sound repetitive, or how many times has he made the same point? I thought of this after Wednesday night’s service as we reviewed what we believe in our Constitution. This brought me to Titus, a Pastoral Epistle instructing Pastors, where Titus 3:1 starts out, …
The enemy of our faith is not so much our doubts as it is our fears. An example of the Old Testament is Jonah. We all know the story of Jonah and the Whale, that disobedience towards God had him swallowed up in that great fish. Then, Jonah’s life went …
When Jesus spoke His seventh phrase on the cross ─ Luke 23:46 ─ He was sealing our blessed assurance as He fulfilled the Gospel message. The proof would come in three days by His resurrection. At this moment on the cross, suspended between Heaven and earth, Jesus is bearing more …
When Jesus spoke His sixth phrase on the cross ─ John 19:28-30 ─ He finalized what could be added to the Gospel, absolutely nothing. The scriptures had now been fulfilled that God’s plan of redemption for mankind could be accomplished. There was no turning back for our Savior. At this …
When Jesus spoke His fifth phrase on the cross ─ John 19:28-30 ─ He continued to lay out the Gospel. He had just taken on the sins of all men who ever have and ever will live. For three hours there was darkness and separation from God the Father, and …
When Jesus’ spoke His fourth phrase on the cross ─ Mark 15:25-34 ─ He had just entered the darkest phase of death that any man would ever face. It was here that the man Christ Jesus, who could not sin, was made into sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21). As …
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