Blessed Be The Name Of The LORD And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return; the LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” Job 1:21 Throughout Job’s immense pain he clung to the perfect authority and sovereignty of our Lord. […]
Keep Us, O LORD!
Keep Us, O LORD! “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,” Psalms 17:8 Father, hide us under the protection of your wings, hold us in the palm of your hand. Let our steps be assured by you and you alone. Save us from the wickedness of […]
The Light Shines In The Darkness
The Light Shines In The Darkness “In him was life; and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 The darkness has no hold on the light, our holy light: Jesus! He is the light of men; he is the life […]
Return To Me And I Will Return To You
Return To Me And I Will Return To You “Therefore say to them, Thus says the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts.” Zechariah 1:3 Repent and return to God. When our LORD speaks, listen; when we return to him […]
He Is To Be Feared Above All gods
He Is To Be Feared Above All gods “For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols; but the LORD made the heavens.” Psalms 96:4-5 Our Father, God, is to be feared, loved, worshiped, and praised above […]
Tremble Before Him
Tremble Before Him We worship you, O Lord! “Worship the LORD in holy attire; tremble before him, all the earth. Psalms 96:9 We worship the Lord in reverence, in awe of his holiness, not in fear of him. His perfect love casts out fear, as man knows it. “For God hath not given us the […]
Driven Out By Prayer And Fasting
Driven Out By Prayer And Fasting “And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting.” Mark 9:29 The words of Jesus are as true today as when he spoke them. We have been given every good gift for our mighty tasks of this world: prayer, fasting, and uniting […]
I Thank My God Always When I Remember You
I Thank My God Always When I Remember You “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 1:3-4 My brothers and sisters, let us in fervently pray for one another. My prayers are ever for you; […]
Grace, Mercy, And Peace Will Be With Us
Grace, Mercy, And Peace Will Be With Us “Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Father’s Son, in truth and love.” 2 John 1:3 Our souls ever move towards God’s grace; we seek God’s mercy; we pray for God’s peace. In this fallen world, grace, […]
God Gave Us Eternal Life
God Gave Us Eternal Life Glory to you, O LORD! “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” 1 John 5:11 If you have Jesus in your life, no matter your imperfections, no matter your failings, no matter your sin, you have eternal life. If […]