Psalm 40:16–17 Let such as love Your salvation say continually, "The Lord be magnified!". But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer...Your are always on God's mind and He always does what is best for you. Is He on your mind? Spend time in His Word to fill your mind with Him this week. ...  Read More

Job 23:10 "But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold." You may not know where God is when trials come, but He knows where you are and will always watch how much you can take and for how long. He is refining your faith, which is of greater worth than gold (1 Peter 1:7) will be rewarded when He comes again! ...  Read More

Psalm 37 : 37–39  Mark the blameless man,...For the future of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together... But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in the time of trouble. Our spiritual well being is dependent on our spiritual root system. Our root determines our fruit. Are you rooted in Jesus or the world? By faith or sight? Trust in Hi...  Read More

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree"), Galatians 3:13. Jesus bought us with His blood and set us free. ...  Read More

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Romans 8:37. Covid. Economy falling. Depression rates rising. Riots, Looting. Injustice. Yet, for the Christian, God causes us to overcome instead of be overwhelmed. Psalm 20:7-8. ...  Read More

Psalm 37:5–6 "Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. 6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday." Commit means to "roll" or "leave". When we leave our cares, concerns, and frustrations with the LORD He will right our wrongs, and take care of our future. Trust is at the core of who we are as believers. Honoring ...  Read More

1 John 2:15. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. Choosing to love that which is eternal or temporal is daily. We make our choices and then our choices make us. ...  Read More

Psalm 23:1. "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." I have no lack because of my Good Shepherd's care..."all the days of my life." (Vs. 6). A promise for every believer. Now and forever. ...  Read More

Hebrews 5:13-14. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Meat can't be digested by babies, they are fed milk. For the Christian, growth happens as we feed on God's Word and apply it to prac...  Read More

What can we possibly give to God? Heaven? Earth? Here is God's answer: "For all those things My hand has made, and all those things exist," says the LORD. "But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at My word." Out of all that God has, all He wants is a people who are humble, contrite, and follow His Word. ...  Read More

"With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." Psalm 119:10–11. Cultivating a heart after God like David in Psalm 119:1-16 includes 3 principles: 1. Respond daily to Him (vs. 10), 2. Remember His Word (vs. 11), and Relate to others what He has done (vs. 13). If these things flow from ou...  Read More

Acts 5:42 (NKJV): And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. To the weary. To those whose hope has run dry, the Lord whispers to our hearts, "Don't quit. Keep going, daily. Finish the course to hear Me say, 'Well done.'"...  Read More

John 2:5 (NKJV): His mother said to the servants, "Whatever He says to you, do it." The shortest sermon preached was by Jesus' mother. It is still the best advice to all who serve the Lord: Go, and do the same thing. ...  Read More

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"... "Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that." James 4:13-15. In light of virus fears and restrictions, God's will of what, when, where, and how long instead of our will now takes on importance in a whole new area. God's will is t...  Read More

Why Jesus Died. Jesus died on the cross, not as a victim, but a Victor who embraced His Father's will in order for us to be saved. Luke 12:50 (NKJV): But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished! ...  Read More

Psalm 57:9–10 "I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing to You among the nations...Your mercy reaches unto the heavens...Your truth unto the clouds." Running from Saul, living in a cave, David turned to praise the Lord! Who or what do you turn to in trials? Netflix? Friends? Determine to praise God and He will change your heart because your mind is on Him. ...  Read More