Happy Are the People!

Psalm 144:15 – “Happy are the people who are in such a state; Happy are the people whose God is the Lord!” NKJV happy-are-the-people_.mp3 Happy people are blessed people, and blessed people are happy people! I woke up with this passage of scripture on my heart and just thought I would share it! We areContinue reading “Happy Are the People!”

Jesus, Son of David!

Matthew 1:1 – “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham” NKJV jesus_-the-son-of-david_.mp3 prayer-for-salvation-1-1.m4a Whenever I read the word of God I am amazed at how God sets things in order. Nothing happened, just because. It was all part of His plan for redeeming mankind, displaying HisContinue reading “Jesus, Son of David!”

But Then God…!

Psalm 34:19 – “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.” NKJV The word afflictions is translated from the Hebrew word, “ra” and can be used to mean adversity, calamity, distress, harm, hurt, misery, sorrow and trouble, to name a few. What type of evangelism experience wouldContinue reading “But Then God…!”

A Prepared Table

Psalm 23:5- “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” NKJV Years ago, I was stationed in Italy, while in the Navy. I lived on base and I had my own room. In the room I had a set of bunk beds, a table, a couple chairs, and a refrigerator. IContinue reading “A Prepared Table”

The Lord Is…!

Psalm 23:1 – “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” KJV When our children were in elementary school, I would drive them to school. On the way we would recite the 23rd psalm, pray, and then “give Him some praise!” It was one of my favorite times of the day. I’ve come toContinue reading “The Lord Is…!”

Therefore I Have Hope!

Lamentations 3:21-23 – This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. NKJV Jeremiah the prophet is known as the “weeping” prophet. Israel had him in tears over their total disregard forContinue reading “Therefore I Have Hope!”

A Place of Refuge!

1 Samuel 22:1-2 -David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captainContinue reading “A Place of Refuge!”

His Ardent Desire!

Psalm 27:13 – I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. NIV In the church we have a saying, actually an echo: “The Lord is good, all the time! And all the time, the Lord is good!” Some of us have even taken toContinue reading “His Ardent Desire!”

The Problem With Sin!

2 Samuel 11:4-5 -Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” This morning as I was packingContinue reading “The Problem With Sin!”