“And working together with Him… giving no cause for offense in anything, so that the ministry will not be discredited, but in everything commending ourselves as servants of God, in much endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses, in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors...
“How long will you assail a man,
That you may murder him, all of you,
Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.” (Psalms 62:3-4 NASB’95)...
“You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains; but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me— the...
“I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know...
“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him...
This Was Then
I am reading in Matthew 10. Jesus was sending his twelve disciples out to “the lost sheep of the house of Israel,” i.e. to those physical descendants of Abraham (and Sarah) who had not yet believed in Jesus as the Christ (the Messiah), the promised seed of Abraham, who was to...
Trying times are all around us,
Circumstances, they confound us,
Memories past they sometimes hound us,
Give them all to God, He’ll help us.
Hurtful memories often linger,
Raw emotions they may trigger,
Makes no sense, but so go figure.
God is sovereign, and He’s bigger!
Sometimes people...
A Parable
Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
“Then he sent some more servants and...
Sunday, October 29, 2017, 10:22 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Zeal for Your House.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read several scriptures on the subject of the Body of Christ.
Different Functions (Romans 12:3-8)
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among...
Many people live in bondage to feelings of rejection and don't even realize it. It causes us to believe lies about ourselves and project hurtful emotions on others. It also undermines our relationships with God. Thankfully, as believers, God gives us a sense of belonging, worthiness, and...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 9:58 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Will Lift My Eyes.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 2 Timothy 1:1-14 (NASB).
Recalling Your Tears (vv. 1-7)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ...
Sunday, January 1, 2017, 9:37 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Keeps Me Singing.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 12 (Select vv. ESV).
Spiritual Gifts (vv. 1, 4-7, 11)
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be uninformed… Now...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016, 11:06 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Giveth More Grace.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 1 Corinthians 4:1-13 (ESV).
Be Faithful (vv. 1-2)
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God...
Friday, September 23, 2016, 8:17 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “He Touched My Mouth.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 1 (ESV).
Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of...
Charles Stanley
Many people live in bondage to feelings of rejection and don't even realize it. It causes us to believe lies about ourselves and project hurtful emotions on others. It also undermines our relationships with God. Dr. Stanley describes the nature of rejection and shares a number...
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 5:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Forever With Us.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 14:1-11 (ESV).
By Stealth (vv. 1-2)
It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes...
Wednesday, February 3, 2016, 8:45 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “In Holiness.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Mark 8:31-38 (ESV).
What kinds of things must we suffer? (vv. 31-32a)
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected...