Monthly Archives: June 2015

WAIT UPON THE LORD Isaiah 40:30-31 (NIV) 30  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and … Continue reading →

LOVE GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART Deuteronomy 6:5 (AMP) And you shall love the Lord your God with all your mind and heart and with your entire being and with all your might. OUR HEART CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE Psalm 27:3 (NLT) Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart … Continue reading →

GOD IS FULL OF GRACE Exodus 34:6 (NKJV) And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.” GOD IS SLOW TO BECOME ANGRY Psalm 86:15 (NLT) But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, … Continue reading →

THANK THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS GOOD Psalm 107:1-2 (TLB) Say thank you to the Lord for being so good, for always being so loving and kind. 2  Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has saved you from your enemies. BE THANKFUL FOR ANSWERS TO … Continue reading →

EMOTIONS CAN LEAD US TO SIN Genesis 4:2-5 (NRSV) 2  Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground. 3  In the course of time Cain brought to the LORD an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 … Continue reading →

PROTECT SOUND DOCTRINE 2 Timothy 1:13-14 (TLB) 13  Hold tightly to the pattern of truth I taught you, especially concerning the faith and love Christ Jesus offers you. 14  Guard well the splendid, God-given ability you received as a gift from the Holy Spirit who lives within you. DOCTRINE COMES … Continue reading →

DEPRESSION CAN FOLLOW EXHAUSTING TIMES Judges 15:18 (NLT) Samson was now very thirsty, and he cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great victory by the strength of your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of these pagans?” GOD CAN ENCOURAGE HURTING … Continue reading →

JESUS’ DEATH WAS POWERFUL 1 Corinthians 1:17-18 (TLB) 17  For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Gospel; and even my preaching sounds poor, for I do not fill my sermons with profound words and high sounding ideas, for fear of diluting the mighty power there is … Continue reading →

DO NOT COMPROMISE YOUR CONVICTIONS 1 Kings 11:3-6 (TLB) 3  He had seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines; and sure enough, they turned his heart away from the Lord, 4  especially in his old age. They encouraged him to worship their gods instead of trusting completely in the Lord … Continue reading →

GOD IS NOT IMPRESSED BY SOMEONE’S APPEARANCE 1 Samuel 16:7 (HCSB) But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or his stature, because I have rejected him. Man does not see what the LORD sees, for man sees what is visible, but the LORD sees the … Continue reading →