You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is abundant joy; in Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. -Psalm 16:11, HCSB Spiritual joys are abiding joys. Worldly joys are soon gone. Such as bathe in the perfumed waters of pleasure—may have joys which seem to be sweet—but they are swift. They are […]
Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me. I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. -Psalm 119:175–76, NIV The cry and anguish of David after he has fallen short of God’s will for him is expressed beautifully in the […]
Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed. -Psalm 119:136, NIV David has such a passion for God’s Word in his own life and in the lives of others. He celebrates the deliverance he has received from obeying God’s Word. But his heart is broken at the plight of the […]
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. -Psalm 119:105, NIV God’s Word is given to us as a light and a lamp. As a light it illuminates the world as it really is and allows us to see what we could not see in darkness. Because of the fall […]
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! -Psalm 119:103, NIV When young Hebrew children were sent to school—perhaps the simple home of the village teacher—to learn God’s Word, the first passage they learned was Deuteronomy 6:4–5: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love […]
Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes. -Psalm 119:97–99, NIV I certainly believe in showing great respect to the learned. I delight […]
Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you. -Psalm 119:89–91, NIV Nations and civilizations and cultures rise and fall. Leaders are here today and gone tomorrow. Big ideas […]
Crossover – a point or place of crossing from one side to the other. Tagalog: “Tawid” or Pagtawid” What are the things you need to crossover in your life? Harmful vices (Illegal Drugs, Smoking, Alcohol, Gambling) Sinful lifestyles (Adultery, Fornication, Pornography, Gossiping, Covetousness) Wrong Relationship Poverty Self Esteem Sickness 1. God is with me in every Crossover […]
My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. -Psalm 119:81, NIV Maybe we can’t quite relate to David the giant killer, but we can relate to David in the way he expresses his raw emotions. “My soul faints with longing.” All of us have had moments […]
Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy. -Philippians 2:18, NLT What an amazing man of God. Paul had no concern for death—as long as the truth of Jesus was proclaimed. Many of his friends were undoubtedly hoping and praying for his deliverance from imprisonment at the hands of Rome. Paul was even […]