32 “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32 ESV) Do you truly believe that God’s got you? That you are part of the “little flock” He has the good pleasure of giving the kingdom of heaven? Well, if not, you need to get...
More Than Getting By
11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. (1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV) There are two imperatives in our scripture today. To build up one another and to build up ourselves, just as you are doing. God does not want us to build up others...
Set a Guard
3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! (Psalm 141:3 ESV) I mutter an almost constant prayer that God will set a guard over my mouth. I am much better at watching what I say, but I still have to be careful because...
A Praying Nation
23 He makes nations great, and he destroys them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away. (Job 12:23 ESV) We are in a time when our nation is slipping into the turmoil of election season. Much like the last few of these, there is a lot of postering on both sides. It seem,...
Imperishable
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through...