Today’s Encouragement is 1 Timothy 6:17 NLT Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. So unreliable – The wisdom of biblical truthContinue reading “So Unreliable”
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Love and Respect
So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:23 NLT Love and Respect This isn’t an original thought. I heard it from Dr James Dobson on his radio program Focus on the Family years ago. He said, “A woman’s greatest needContinue reading “Love and Respect”
Good For Evil
And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil. 1 Samuel 24:17 NLT Good for Evil – Today’s Encouragement is David’s response to Saul’s persecution, hatred, and attempted murder. Although King Saul attempted multiple times to kill David out of his extreme jealousy,Continue reading “Good For Evil”
Others Began Coming
So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. Then others began coming – men who were in trouble, in debt, or just discontented… 1 Samuel 22:1-2a NLT Today’s Encouragement is – Others began coming – David had been selected, chosen, andContinue reading “Others Began Coming”
If Only For This Life
Today’s Encouragement is 1 Corinthians 15:19 NLT And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. If Only For This Life – Our hope in Christ is NOT only for this life but for this life and for Eternity. We have EternalContinue reading “If Only For This Life”
Put On
Today’s Encouragement is Colossians 3:9b-10 NLT for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him. Put on – There are several references in Chapter 3 to ‘putting on’ and ‘taking off.’ Continue reading “Put On”
They Have Defeated Him
Today’s Encouragement is Revelation 12:10b-11a NLT For the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down to earth- the one who accuses them before our God day and night. And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. They Have Defeated Him – Notice past tense, theContinue reading “They Have Defeated Him”
He Ran
Today’s Encouragement is Luke 15:20 NLT So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. He Ran – Ever wonder what God is really like? What He thinksContinue reading “He Ran”
All That I Need
Today’s Encouragement is Psalm 23:1 NLT The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need. All That I Need – As you read God’s word, please recognize that it is His gift to you, an eternal priceless gift given to you by your Father who loves you. It is His Voice, speaking toContinue reading “All That I Need”
The Lamb
Today’s Encouragement is John 1:29 ESV The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” The Lamb of God – The Bible is filled with literary excellence: history, wisdom, songs, hero stories, moral lessons, parables, illustrations, metaphors, and more. AContinue reading “The Lamb”