Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(5) Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a Canopy. (6) It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and… Continue Reading Stay Under The Canopy
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.’ (Isaiah 3:9) In Isaiah 3, Isaiah warns Judah (specifically Jerusalem) of pending judgement against it; no one wanted to stand up and rule Judah (at least… Continue Reading Grab The Steering Wheel & Correct Course
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<Jesus said,> “All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”’ (Matthew 5:37); ‘(5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; (6) in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.’ (Proverbs… Continue Reading No Buts About It!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”’ (1 Corinthians 15:33); ‘Flee from <sexual> immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins <sexually>, sins against their own body.’ (1 Corinthians 6:18) Paul provides in his first epistle to the church in Corinth guidelines for the Christian to… Continue Reading Bad Company Corrupts Good Character
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.”’ (Genesis 6:13) Having been in the IT field my entire adult life, I know from experience preventative maintenance… Continue Reading Keep Up With Your Spiritual Maintenance
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.’ (Proverbs 19:21); ‘The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.’ (Proverbs 20:5); ‘To this <purpose> you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should… Continue Reading What Is Your Purpose?
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(15) The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, (16) for, “Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.‘ (1 Corinthians 2:15-16); ‘The wisdom of the prudent is to give… Continue Reading Have Faith To Prevail, With Discipline To Confront Reality
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(16) Rejoice always, (17) pray continually, (18) give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (19) Do not quench the Spirit.’ (1 Thessalonians 5:16-19) I can be self-depreciating and very critical of myself. Way back in the ‘day’, I had gone out and fixed an extremely critical… Continue Reading Don’t Let Self-Depreciation Quench The Holy Spirit!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<God said to Ezekiel,> (2) “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Woe to you shepherds of Israel who only take care of yourselves! Should not shepherds take care of the flock? (3) You eat the curds, clothe yourselves with the… Continue Reading Shepherds Care for Their Flocks
