A Heart That Pursued God’s WillActs 13:22“I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My heart, who will do all My will.” David’s life was marked by a desire to obey God. He failed at times, but his direction was toward God. God saw the...
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Rejection Does Not Cancel God’s PurposeRomans 8:28“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Rejection feels like a closed door, but often it is...
The Lord Sees Beyond Appearance1 Samuel 16:7“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” God is never fooled by appearances. Men can admire talent, strength, education, and religious activity, but the Lord looks...
God Shows No PartialityRomans 2:11 — “For there is no partiality with God.” Paul opens the door to one of the most humbling truths in all of Scripture: God does not judge by appearance, reputation, race, status, education, or religious image...
HERE I AM, GODIsaiah 6:8 — “Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” The beginning of spiritual growth is not talent, strength, education, or position. It is...
Jesus Calls Us to Come and SeePsalm 66:5 — “Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.” Jesus never hid Himself from honest seekers. He constantly invited people to look carefully at what God was doing...
Gratitude Opens the Eyes of the HeartPsalm 103:2 “Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits.” A grateful heart sees what an ungrateful heart overlooks. The soul that forgets the goodness of God slowly becomes blind to the...
SPIRITUAL BLAHS Mk 8:1-21 Jesus taught by word and action Demonstrating what the Father wanted Showing how the Father cared He was Lord and had great compassion for the people Feeding 4,000 with seven loaves of bread His disciples passed out...
MY SIGHT – MT. 7:4 I grasp the images of my youth Pain and evil swirling round Knowing all the while it’s through I’m rid of you Yet I hang on to those images Viewing again and again As a vacant tooth cries for a searching tongue I...
Life is passing by at an alarming rate, tomorrow never arrives We are consigned to today, All we do and say is right now today The world lulls us to sleep, Identifying work as things we do But the Word clearly defines prayer as work, Work we...