- Tuesday, 2/27/18 Luke
23:26, And as they led him away, they
laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him
they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. Simon was given
another’s burden, and he had to carry it: make it his own. How did he and how
are we to do this? Stay close to Christ.
- Tuesday, 2/20/18 “I
feel forsaken by the Lord...” He promises you’re not forsaken. Look around:
Psalm 75:1, Unto thee, O God, do we give
thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous
works declare. Find some “wondrous works.”
- Tuesday, 2/13/18 Luke
17:12b-13, ...ten men that were lepers,
which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master,
have mercy on us. If others have told you or you somehow believe that
you’re “unworthy” or “too dirty” to get
close to Christ, you can at least lift up your voice and cry. Do it...today.
- Tuesday, 2/6/18
Proverbs 1:5, A wise man will
hear, and will increase learning. Very simply: are you still increasing in
learning, or have you plateaued? Could you tell me what you know now that you
didn’t last year? In the secular, spiritual, relationship realm? Wisdom is a
journey, not a destination.
- Tuesday, 1/9/18
Lamentations 3:23, [His mercies]
are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Eight years ago today, I
started sending out these daily Bible texts. A few months later, a second daily
thought began going up on Facebook. In 8 years, God has given me about 6000
fresh thoughts: not because I deserve them, not because I’m a “super student”
of the Bible, but because He’s good; His book is eternally right and practical,
and because I’ve shared what He’s shown. Praise God!!! Pass these thoughts on
to anyone who’d like them, and begin sharing your own.
- Tuesday, 1/2/18 1
Chronicles 16:9, Sing unto him, sing
psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. I am guilty of seldom
obeying any of the three commands of this verse (let alone the following
verses)...judge yourself. God deserves better from me.
- Tuesday, 12/26/17
Proverbs 21:3, To do justice and
judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Oftentimes we try
to “buy off God” by doing something sacrificial for someone else. He is more
pleased by us making ourselves do what we’re supposed to do...like forgive, or
love, or speak to, or teach. Just a thought...
- Tuesday, 12/19/17 Psalm 86:5, For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. A favorite verse... We all enjoy His mercy on us, but do you ever beg that He’d be merciful to others? to those who attack you? Or volunteer to take their chastisement?
- Tuesday, 12/12/17 Would you like to be godly today? Psalm 68:19, Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefit... OK, go and try to over-bless those in your world today. Be far sweeter, generous, patient, accommodating, forgiving than anyone would expect you to. Go WAAAAY over and above.
- Tuesday, 12/5/17 Psalm
27:13, I had fainted, unless I had
believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. God’s
economy runs on faith. Sometimes we see how things could work and just have to
trust that they will. Sometimes we can see zilch, and have to trust that the
Lord has a plan.