God gives law because He loves you
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 19 GOD GIVES LAW BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the Lord […]
“This is Amazing Grace” – Phil Wickham [Music Monday]
The aging Methodists sang this out with gusto. I was so blessed to be visiting the little country church where my wife grew up, and was a little surprised when they started to play this song. My surprise quickly turned to delight as these wonderful saints sang out these wonderful truths with enthusiasm and resolve. […]
God’s grace is still with you when you’re troubled
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Psalm 13 GOD’S GRACE IS STILL WITH YOU WHEN YOU’RE TROUBLED I will sing to the Lord, because he has dealt bountifully with me. (Psalm 13:6) Do you ever feel forgotten by God? Do you ever feel like the whole world is against you and you don’t know where to […]
Grace is Greater Than You May Imagine
An Encouraging Word GRACE IS GREATER THAN YOU MAY IMAGINE “Yeah, Jesus will forgive your sins, but don’t expect Him to give you a car.” That was what the father of a young man I know told his teenage son one day during their visitation time. Apparently the man had experienced so much hurt and disappointment in […]
Jesus is generous
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 20 JESUS IS GENEROUS “…I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?” So the last will be first, and the first last.” (Matthew […]
Jesus Loves You When You’re Weak
God’s Hope for Your Heart from Matthew 18 JESUS LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE WEAK At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” And calling to Him a child, He put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you […]
Jesus loved you with His life
Scripture Notes on 1 John 3 By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. (1 John 3:16) Love is not just a feeling, it is a choice to act. It is a demonstrated desire to put someone else’s needs […]
Jesus is your faithful forgiver
Scripture Notes on 1 John 1 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) If you betray someone you love, you will discover that a barrier begins to grow between you. There may be no retribution on their […]
God is your gracious rescuer
Scripture Notes on 2 Peter 2 and if He rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the […]
Jesus offered Himself for you
Scripture Notes on Hebrews 9 How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. (Hebrews 9:14) There were powerful people who conspired against Jesus, but they were not the ones that put Him on the […]
