Today’s Scripture: Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving, and the voices of those who celebrate. I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will make them honored, and they shall not be small. Jeremiah 30:19 ESV   Whoa, where did that come from? Have you ever asked yourself that question?   Today I am comforted ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' Acts 17:28 NIV   “In him we live and move and have our being’; In God we find our true selves. When we look outside of God we try to be who those we look to think we should be.   Although God is ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: May you be blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth! Psalm 115:15 ESV   I am blessed beyond the measures of man. The blessings of the LORD can not be measured by flesh or by this fleshly experience. Just as our minds can not fully articulate a LORD who made heaven and earth we can not define His blessings. ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: He sent out his word and healed them, and delivered them from their destruction. Psalm 107:20 ESV   Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. Four times this verse is repeated in Psalm 107. Do you cry out to the LORD in your trouble? Have you experienced His ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: Then we shall not turn back from you; give us life, and we will call upon your name! Psalm 80:18 ESV   We were made for God and when we are living for Him He leads us to the fullness of life He intended. Psalm 80 reminds us that it is God who has already cleared the way and provided the vine that feeds and covers us. ... Continue Reading »

Today’s Scripture: A Song. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God! His holy mountain, Psalm 47:1 ESV   In the preceding Psalms David was relying on his hope in God. In this section he takes us from hoping to knowing.  David tells us that God set him free and he tells us ... Continue Reading »

  Today’s Scripture: Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Psalm 98:7 ESV   Sometimes I question my ability to make a joyful noise to the LORD. Why is it I want my singing to sound like the beautiful voices of others?   As I read Psalm 98:7 I could imagine the roar of the sea since I ... Continue Reading »