Category Archives: Thought of the Day

“I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.” (Lamentations 3:19-20) As Jeremiah penned these words in Lamentations, he spoke of the sorrow within himself and the nation of Israel, due to their wanderings and separation from God.  Their devastation wasContinue reading “Great Is Your Faithfulness”

“But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.  See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as anContinue reading “Our Eyes Are On You”

“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” (Col 1:15)      > Jesus, you are the son of the living God, may I always see you at work in my life.  “For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thronesContinue reading “The Firstborn Over All Creation”

“At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.  Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they?  Has no one condemned you?”  “No one sir,” she said.  “Neither do I condemn you.” Jesus declared. Continue reading “Neither Do I Condemn You”

“Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”  The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”  Jesus stopped and called them.Continue reading “Jesus Stopped”

“…be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.”  (Matthew 5:48)  “The secret of a Christian’s life is that the supernatural becomes natural in him as a result of the grace of God, and the experience of this becomes evident in the practical, everyday details of life, not in times of intimate fellowship withContinue reading “The Details of Life”

“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30)  It is not me who is ‘doing’ the ‘doing’.  It is because of him.  It is Christ living within me that is giving to all and providing theContinue reading “Because Of Him”

“Each morning everyone gathered as much manna as he needed.”  (Exodus 16:21)  Every day, God provides for all of our needs.  Just as he fed the Israelites for forty years as they fled Egypt, our very existence depends on the never ending will of the Lord and his provision for our life.  We have the opportunity toContinue reading “Our Daily Bread”

“If you make an altar of stone for me, do not build it with dressed stones, for you will defile it if you use a tool on it.” (Exodus 20:25)  God’s altar was to be constructed of uncut stones without having been worked by human hands; without human effort.  Our effort does nothing to contributeContinue reading “Pack Up Your Tools”

“Sarah said, “God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” (Genesis 21:6) Consider for a moment were Sarah was at this point in her life.  God had just fulfilled his promise to Sarah and Abraham to provide the heir through which their descendents would be as “numerous asContinue reading “My Redeemer Lives”