Proverb 10: 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding. In this proverb Solomon contrasts the righteous and the wicked. I am gratified to learn that the lips of the righteous feeds many. I imagine that the lips of the righteous is a blessing which flows out to […]
Exodus 14: 15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the sons of Israel shall go through the midst of the […]
Jeremiah 30: 17 For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds, declares the Lord. It is never too late to walk in the healing that the Lord has prepared for you. It is certainly never too late to start declaring that your God, your Father, is a God […]
Psalm 27: 14 Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the Lord. This is certainly a good verse for teaching about waiting on the Lord. I was really intrigued, though, over the line, “let your heart take courage.” I see in those words that we must make […]
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day, our daily bread. I wrote on this verse earlier this week. The emphasis then was twofold; first that bread must be received daily rather than weekly and second that Jesus is the bread. Today I want you to look at the first word of this verse and recall, as […]
Psalm 12: 3 NIV May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue that says, “We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips – who is our master?” Most people wouldn’t come right out and defy God the way the speaker in today’s verse does but […]
Matthew 6: 11 Give us this day our daily bread. I had the opportunity on Sunday to hear Pastor Wayne Anderson of Idaho speak on his most recent book, Change the World with Prayer. One of the messages he brought to us was Jesus’ teaching on prayer which is found in what we commonly call […]
