Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Psalm 27:4 (NASB)  One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple. “Church-goers are like coals in a … Continue reading →

Psalm 24:1 (NASB) The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it. “Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” — Thornton Niven Wilder (1897-1975) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), … Continue reading →

Nehemiah 9:20-21 (NASB) 20  [Speaking of the Hebrews’ wilderness experience during the Exodus:] You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst. 21  Indeed, forty years You provided for them in the wilderness and … Continue reading →

Romans 8:28 (NLT2)  And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. “God is so good that he only awaits our desire to overwhelm us with the gift of himself.” — François … Continue reading →

Zechariah 2:8 (NASB)   For thus says the LORD of hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.” “A God wise enough to create me and the world I live in is wise enough … Continue reading →

1 Peter 4:14 (NASB)  If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. “It is preferable to have the whole world against thee, than Jesus offended with thee.” — Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) Edythe Draper, … Continue reading →

Isaiah 43:1 (NASB) 1  But now, thus says the LORD, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! The purpose of Christ’s redeeming work was to make it possible for … Continue reading →

Hosea 14:2 (NLT2)  Bring your confessions, and return to the LORD. Say to him, “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.”  “He who does not praise God while here on earth shall in eternity be dumb.” — Jan Van Ruysbroeck (1293-1381) … Continue reading →

Psalm 95:7-8 (NASB)  For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, 8  Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness. “A man’s spiritual … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:8 (NASB)  When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.” “The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God.”  Rick Warren