Today’s Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16 ESV: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, Paul instructs us that we can firmly believe that all scriptures were inspired by God and they will teach, rebuke, correct and train us in His righteousness. The world has ... Continue Reading »
I receive instruction
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 24:32 ESV: Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. Do we spend more time looking for instruction than looking for the source of the best instruction? Are we really looking very hard? A few years back I vividly recall crying out to God while on my knees, with hands held high, asking Him why ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I worship Jesus.
Today’s Scripture: Matthew 28:17 NLT: When they saw him, they worshiped him—but some of them still doubted! Somehow we have been made to feel guilty if we doubt or if we struggle to grasp this Jesus thing. Our understanding or our faith may be shaken and stirred at times but we can and should still worship Jesus. In these scriptures the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I find my way in the Word.
Today’s Scripture: Psalms 1:6 ESV: for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Please hang with me on this affirmation as it is not a direct extraction from the Holy Scriptures. Rather, this is a confirmation and conclusion based on living these six short verses of Psalms 1. I fully intended to write on the ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I am thankful for God’s goodness.
Today’s Scripture: Psalm 25:7 ESV: Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! Are you thankful that it is God’s goodness and not our own that saves us? In spite of our transgressions and our fragile goodness, God is always good. Like David here in ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: I give my heart to God.
Today’s Scripture: Proverbs 23:26 KJV; My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. Who or what will we give our heart to today? Not lip service but our very heart. Who and what will we chase after today? This seems to be where the rubber meets the road and where the conflict of life and God’s instruction intersect. When our ... Continue Reading »
Affirmation of God: God’s heart is with me.
Today’s Scripture: for he is like one who is inwardly calculating. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, but his heart is not with you. Proverbs 23:7 ESV Whose heart is really with you? We are encouraged in Proverbs 23 to observe carefully. This requires careful observance of the words and the will of God. I can trust God alone. I know I cannot trust ... Continue Reading »