“if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” Psalm 11:3 July 3, 2023 David, the composer of this psalm, is in what seems to be a morally boxed canyon. There is desperation expressed possibly by the King’s friends and/or his enemies as well. There was a price on David’s head. Where could he […]
“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence.” 2 Peter 1:3 June 30, 2023 Depression, addictions, bizarre behavior, physical illness, divorce, sexual abuse, bipolar disorder, anorexia, panic attacks, childhood hyperactivity, suicidal thoughts. What if
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“Therefore, I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. I think it right, as long as II am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder. . . “ 2 Peter 1:12,13 June 29, 2023 Memory is a
“Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.” 1 John 2:22 June 28, 2023 In a 1997 movie a successful attorney, having made lying a craft of the trade, forfeits all his meaningful relationships His wife leaves him.
“But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.” 1 John 2:20 June 27, 2023 If you are a Christian, you have been given the Holy Spirit. Part of His work within us is providing the ability to detect false teaching. Specifically, the Holy Spirit helps to protect believers from
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7 June 26, 2023 Male birds can teach us fathers a few things about what it means to be good dads. According to Charles Seabrook, who writes locally about the world
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“In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” Psalm 4:8 June 23, 2023 Very early in my childhood I learned a bedtime prayer many of us remember. “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I
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“Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth. . . . Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are you who take refuge in him.” Psalm 2:10, 12 June 22, 2023 The appeal from God is for
“I will tell of the decree: The LORD said to me, ‘You are my Son; today I have begotten you. . . .You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.’” Psa. 2:7,9 June 21, 2023 The coronation of the King of England was an elaborate
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“He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. . . . As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.” Psalm 2:4,6 June 20, 2023 What is God’s reaction to the haughty words of these pygmy human rulers? The spotlight in Psalm 2:1-3 is on God
