- Tuesday, 11/21/17
Proverbs 14:1, Every wise woman
buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. Ma’am,
you’re either supposed to be a general contractor or a home and relationship
builder. Are you? Or, do you fit more often AFTER the colon?
- Tuesday, 11/14/17 Psalm
84:4, Blessed are they that dwell in thy
house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. In the midst of troubles,
it’s easy to just mope and feel sorry for ourselves. It’s hard to focus on
positives. But, God says our spirit will be stilled by praising. Do it by
choice and/or by character, or even out of desperation.
- Tuesday, 11/7/17 Psalm
40:10a, I have not hid thy righteousness
within my heart... A blunt question: does this describe you? Your heart is
righteous, but how long has it been since you tried to get someone saved? Since
you said the words, “If you died today, do you know...”? This week: rectify
things.
- Tuesday, 10/31/17 If
someone wanted to be a big blessing to you, what would they give or get you, or
what would they do for you? What’s your favorite meal? dessert? activity?
Here’s God’s: Psalm 11:7a, For the
righteous Lord loveth righteousness. Go give Him a big blessing: go do and
be righteous today.
- Tuesday, 10/24/17 Psalm
144:3, Lord, what is man, that thou
takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!
We are proud creatures and often get full of ourselves. And, yes, we’re His
children, but never think for a moment that He owes us anything: attention,
provision, deliverance...anything.
- Tuesday, 10/16/17 2
Samuel 24:10, And David's heart smote him
after that he had numbered the people (and 70,000 men died.) David was an
old man here. We adults need to be as circumspect or more so than we ever have
been regarding sin. We never fully get over any of it...it lurks and WILL rise
again if neglected.
- Tuesday, 10/9/17 2
Samuel 16:10, ..so let him curse, because
the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. I love how God shows us the
humanity of His heroes! The sweet psalmist of Israel, called by the Bible “a
holy man of God,” felt abandoned by his God. Maybe my depression/low
times/doubts aren’t so sin-FULL after all.
- Tuesday, 10/3/17 Why do
you listen to preaching? Is it “just what I do: I’m a believer.” Deuteronomy 5:1, Hear...the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day,
that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. Listen so as to obey so as
to be blessed by God.
- Tuesday, 9/19/17 1
Samuel 25:13, And David said unto his
men, Gird ye on every man his sword. David wrote psalms while running from
Saul but was about to commit murder here. No amount of good deeds justifies any
bad deeds. Nor does any amount of future bad undo the past good.
- Tuesday, 9/12/17 1
Samuel 17:37, David said moreover, The
Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the
bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. How long has
it been since you told someone what God has done to/for/through you?