Monthly Archives: April 2017
Let your expectations be of God
Psalm 23:2 (NIV) He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters . . . Psalm 25:9 (NIV) He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. Isaiah 30:21 (NIV) Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear … Continue reading
A mere handbreadth
Psalm 39:5 (NIV) You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life is but a breath. Selah James 4:14 (NIV) Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears … Continue reading
Real Peace in Our Time
Job 22:21 (NASB) Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you. Psalm 29:11 (NASB) The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace. John 16:33 (NASB) “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have … Continue reading
Heaven awaits
Acts 4:12 (NIV) Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved. Philippians 3:20 (NIV) But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:3-5 (NIV) … Continue reading
Give Jesus your Heart
Psalm 51:10 (NIV) Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. God can do wonders with a broken heart if you give him all the pieces. —Victor Alfsen Today’s Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: … Continue reading
Keep the proper perspective: God is in control
Job 6:24 (NIV) “Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.” Exodus 6:9 (NIV) Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage. The major cause of discouragement is a temporary loss of perspective.—J. Francis … Continue reading
Be His Sheep
Psalm 78:52 (NIV) But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert. Psalm 100:3 (NIV) Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. “What makes a good … Continue reading
God gives what you need
Psalm 23:5 (NIV) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 31:19 (NIV) How great is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you, which you bestow in the sight of men on those … Continue reading
Making a life according to God’s Plan
Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Deuteronomy 6:13 (NIV) Fear the … Continue reading