(Psalm 16:1-6)…..Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. ² O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.” ³ As for the saints who are on the earth, “they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” ⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips. ⁵ O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. ⁶ The lines have fallen to me in …

(Psalm 16:1-6)…..Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. ² O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.” ³ As for the saints who are on the earth, “they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” ⁴ Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips. ⁵ O Lord, You are the portion of my …

You know sometimes we forget to stop and rejoice in the things God does in us and for us on a daily basis. Here we are, with the command in (1 Thessalonians 5:18) to rejoice always, and we find ourselves rarely engaging in praise. Lord please open our eyes today to praise. Let our lips offer their sacrifice of precious fruit that you may hear it and enjoy it. Let’s start today then praise! Here are a few things we can praise our God and Father for today.

(Psalm 18:1-3)…..I will …

(Psalm 18:1)…..I will love You, O Lord, my strength. Notice David’s declaration here of his feelings towards God. David makes two profound declarations that seem to indicate how his life will be lived before the Lord. He declares his determination to love for the Lord, and he declares his absolute dependence upon the Lord. That is amazing, isn’t it? The word translated “love” here carries the idea of tender intimacy, a word of very strong devotion towards the one you love. As with Peter (John 21:15-17), and as with Mary …

God’s voice that is heard in His Word is designed to produce faith (trust, conviction) in every believer of Christ’s gospel (Romans 1:16-17). Fulfilled prophecy is designed to produce faith in God (Isaiah 42:8-9) (Isaiah 44:6-8)(Isaiah 45:18-21) (Isaiah 46:9-11). Just think how much prophecy has already been revealed in the word of God. Not only the word of God, but also eyewitness testimony offer evidence to believe in Jesus (Acts 10:39-42) (1 John 1:1-4) (2 Peter 1:15-16). How can any person not see and believe? Especially since through …

It began with Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. But it really the result of God and His word, and God using Martin Luther for His purpose. Near the end of his life, Luther declared, “All I have done is put forth, preach, and write the Word of God, and apart from this I have done nothing, it is the Word that has done great things, I have done nothing; the Word has done and achieved everything.” Elsewhere, he proclaimed, “By the Word the earth has been subdued; by …

(2 Peter 3:18)…..but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. We can gain understanding of spiritual growth by comparing it to our natural growth. There are many similarities. We do not start out as full-grown adults. It takes time, nurture, and experience to learn and develop, to mature. In the natural realm, physical food is required for each person for growth, for strength, for life. In the spiritual realm the food required for strength, growth, …