Author Archives: Rick

Today’s Encouragement is Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. Pure words – Seems we don’t find much in this world anymore that we can call pure.  Is there Pure water, any pure motives, pure hearts?  God’s word IS PureContinue reading “Pure words”

Today’s Encouragement is 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. One mediator- Christ is the mediator between us and God. He stands between God’s Holiness and our sinfulness, and He resolves the irresolvable, He reconciles God to man and man toContinue reading “One Mediator”

Today’s Encouragement is Colossians 1:9 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” Not ceased to pray for you – Paul’s love and concern for the believers in Colossae ledContinue reading “Not ceased to pray for you”

Today’s Encouragement is 2 Chronicles 18:13 But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, what my God says, that I will speak.” What my God says – Micaiah was a prophet summoned by King Ahab, and Ahab had in mind what he wanted Micaiah to say… but the prophet clearly and boldly told the king (heContinue reading “What my God says”

Today’s Encouragement is 1 Corinthians 14:3 On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement and consolation. Upbuilding, encouragement and consolation – Prophesy, or speaking God’s message, as described here has a purpose.  Not to build up the one who prophesies, not to condemn anyone, not to exposeContinue reading “Upbuilding, enouragement and consolation”

Today’s Encouragement is Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Toward the goalContinue reading “Toward the goal”

Today’s Encouragement is 2 Corinthians 5:21 “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” In Him we might become – So that in Him we might become- the righteousness of God The Amplified Bible provides several interpretations of theContinue reading “That we might become”

Today’s Encouragement is Romans 12:16 “Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight.” Associate with the lowly- Remember, ‘the least of these’?  It seems these folks are present everywhere.  at least one or two of them… Every group, every church, everyContinue reading “Associate with the lowly”

Today’s Encouragement is Galatians 2:16 “yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the lawContinue reading “By works of the law”

Today’s Encouragement is Luke 6:45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. The mouth speaks- We speak, project, proclaim, bring out, share, spread, give, we exude, whatContinue reading “The mouth speaks”