Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

2 Corinthians 13:11 (NLT2)  Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you. Thomas à Kempis (c. 1380-1471) –“All men desire peace, but very few desire those things that make for peace.”   Edythe Draper, Draper’s … Continue reading →

Psalm 97:11 (NLT2) Light shines on the godly, and joy on those whose hearts are right. “Darkness is my point of view, my right to myself; light is God’s point of view.” — Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House … Continue reading →

1 Thessalonians 1:6 (NLT2)  [Paul to the Church in Thessalonica:] “So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.” “I have no understanding of a long-faced Christian. If God … Continue reading →

Psalm 4:7 (NLT2)   You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. God works continually, a thousand joys he would pour into you at once, if suffer it you could.  –Angelus Silesius (1624-1677) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the … Continue reading →

1 Peter 1:6 (NLT2)  So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. Believing God’s promises the Christian is taken through difficulties of every shape and size—and arrives safely.   –Richard C. Halverson Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of … Continue reading →

Isaiah 2:3 (NLT2) 3  People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the LORD’s teaching will go out … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:4 (NLT2)  The one thing I ask of the LORD— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, delighting in the LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Church-goers are like coals in a fire. When they … Continue reading →

Psalm 65:2 (NLT2)  For you answer our prayers.  All of us must come to you. The reason we must ask God for things he already intends to give us is that he wants to teach us dependence, especially our need for himself.  — Erwin W. Lutzer Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 4:7 (NLT2)   For what great nation has a god as near to them as the LORD our God is near to us whenever we call on him? As it is the business of tailors to make clothes and of cobblers to mend shoes, so it is the business … Continue reading →

Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT2)   For the LORD your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs. I have no understanding of a long-faced … Continue reading →