Tag: faith
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Today’s Scripture (7/16/2022)
To you Lord, I lift up my soul. – Psalm 25:1 Who else aside from YHWH is righteous enough for our souls to be lifted to? I love my wife, my kids, my parents, my friends, but none of them are worthy for my soul to long for in the way I long for God.…
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Today’s Scripture (6/7/2022)
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me.” – Isaiah 6:8 Many times in the Old Testament we see examples of men being used as messengers of the Lord. I chose this particular verse today for…
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Today’s Scripture (5/31/2022)
Do not be quick with your mouth or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in Heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few. – Ecclesiastes 5:2 Sometimes, I need a reminder of my place in this world, universe and God’s…
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Today’s Scripture (5/29/2022)
Then God said, “Let there be light“, and there was light. – Genesis 1:3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. – John 1:1 At the beginning of his book, John spoke directly to the eternal deity of Jesus, placing Him at the scene of…
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Today’s Scripture (5/27/2022)
So let’s learn, let’s press on to know the Lord. His appearance is as sure as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, as the spring rain waters the earth.” – Hosea 6:3 Take encouragement my friends, as we press into God he will never ignore our desires to be in…
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Today’s Scripture (5/26/2022)
On the day of prosperity be happy, but on the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other so that a person will not discover anything that will come after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14 This verse was mentioned during my small group (Bible study) on Tuesday night, and I…
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Many Questions; One Answer
My heart has been very heavy the past couple days, and really the past couple weeks too. A lot has been happening. I spend a decent amount of time catching up on news, because I enjoy knowing what is going on in the world beyond me. I doubt I need to tell many of you,…
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Today’s Scripture (5/24/2022)
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His own light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God, you had…
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Today’s Scripture (5/23/2022)
For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. – Hebrews 2:18 What a great gift this is. Our Father in heaven knew and knows the temptations we suffer, yet by giving His son, and by giving Him in…
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Today’s Scripture (5/20/2022)
Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith. – Hebrews 13:7 This immediately makes me think back through my life to all the people who spoke truth to me, all the older men and women of faith who…
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Why Get Involved?
Let’s hold firmly to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let’s consider how to encourage one another in love and good deeds, not abandoning our own meeting together, as is the habit of some people, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the…
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Longing for God
My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation, And for your righteous word. – Psalm 119:123 During my transformation from a man who lived in sin (even with knowledge of God) to a man who wants to desire God’s heart and presence; I have come to know it’s a constant want and need. There is…
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Today’s Scripture
I will sing of mercy and justice; to You, Lord, I will sing praises. – Psalm 101:1 Mercy and justice. Those are two things when we look at the world in 2022, that we can probably all agree are lacking greatly. God doesn’t lack of those qualities though! His mercy is never ending, and His…
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Made Whole
Jesus, upon seeing this man lying there and knowing that he had already been in that condition for a long time, said to him, “Do you want to get well?” – John 5:6 At the bottom of this blog post is a embed link on YouTube. The link is the recorded service from Thunder Mountain…
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Today’s Verse
And I heard every created thing which is in Heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying, “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion forever and ever.” – Revelation…
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Spiritual Power
“This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.” – Psalm 119:50 As humans we go through highs and lows. Recently, I met with my Christian counselor and he asked how my last few weeks had been. I responded very honestly and told him there was a period of three…
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Bad Looks So Good Sometimes Pt. 2
From Genesis 14 when Lot decides to settle around and in Sodom through Genesis 19, we observe the sins, wickedness, and ultimate destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The city was so depraved that Abram (Abraham) couldn’t find even ten righteous men in order for God to spare the cities from His wrath. How bad was…
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Bad Looks So Good Sometimes Pt. 1
“And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed East.…
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Stephen’s Seeds
“When they had driven him out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their cloaks at the feet of a man named Saul.” – Acts 7:58 We never know who’s listening. In Acts chapter 6, Stephen was wrongfully accused of blaspheming against Moses (he didn’t do that), and was forcefully…
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Free by the Truth
“…If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 I don’t know how many men there are out there like myself, but I think the number is far larger than most care to admit. What I mean…
Born In His Image 