[:en]LETTING GO When God asked Abram to leave his homeland and family, He did not offer much information concerning the destination. There were no geographic coordiantes nor description of the new land or its natural resources. Not even an indicationof howo long it would take to get there. God simply gave the instruction to “go)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/15/19)[:]
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[:en]A JOURNEY OF BELIEF Lew Wallace was the author of the novel “Ben-Hur” published in 1880. The writing of this book had led him to believe in Jesus Christ as he saw Jesus perform works which no mere man could perform. The Gospel’s record of the life of Jesus allows us to walk alongside him,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/15/19)[:]
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[:en]ENJOY THE VIEW People want to enjoy seeing the beautiful view of the sun setting down the horizon. The psalmist wrote of God ordering the sun to praise its creator. (Ps. 148:3). The wonders of His creation has the power to turn our focus to the Maker of beauty itself. It reminds us that there… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Brad” (4/14/19)[:]
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[:en]AT HOME WITH JESUS When Jesus spoke His impending death and resurrection with His disciples during their last supper together, He promised that He would go away and come back for them. He would go and prepare a place for them, a dwelling place – a home. We are assured from Jesus’ words that He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/12/19)[:]
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[:en]WHY FORGIVE? As we commemorate Holy Thursday, we think of Jesus on the cross uttering a prayer asking His Father to forgive those who had nailed Him there. He did not hang on to bitterness or anger, but showed grace and love to those who had wronged Him. This is a fitting time to consider… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/11/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 54[:]
[:en]When Ziphites had gone to Saul and told him that David was hiding among them, (1 Sam. 23:15-23), David wrote this Psalm asking God to save him and vindicate him. He was attacked by the enemy who did not believe in God. He cried out to the Lord Jehovah for help. Then we see a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 54[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 53[:]
[:en]Fools are people who reject God. “The fools has said in his heart. ‘There is no God’. They are corrupt and their ways are vile, there is no one who does good” (v. 1) Fools are evil doers who exploit people made in the image of God. Practical atheists are people who claim to believe… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 53[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 52[:]
[:en]This Psalm was written by David when Doeg, the Edomite went to Saul and reported to him that David was in the house of Ahimelech. Doeg was an evil man who spied on David to get favor from King Saul. When David knew what Doeg had done, he turned to God for help. Description of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 52[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 51[:]
[:en]This is a Penitential Psalm when the prophet Nathan came to David after he had committed adultery with Bathseba. David confessed his sins and said to the Lord: “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your unfailing love, according to your great compassion. Blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 51[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 50[:]
[:en]This Psalm described a scene from the courtroom. God is judging against two kinds of religious sinners: Superficial worshipers (vs. 1-15) – They offer sacrifices insincerely with empty routine hoping to earn God’s blessings. God does not want the material things we give. He wants our spiritual sacrifices of Thanksgiving, Praise and Obedience. Hypocritical worshipers… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 50[:]