Archive for August, 2018
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1, ESV
God is always with the believer. Good times or bad, just turn to Him and find His peace.
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
Psalm 27:14, ESV
We are all too often restless and impatient. We must learn God’s patience.
Remember that He has been patient with us, throughout all of history and until Christ returns, saving even us.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1 Corinthians 13:4-5, ESV
People can be stupid, it is true.
If you are easily irritated by or jealous of them, do you truly have the love of God in you?
Remember how patient, kind, and sacrificial He has been to you, and that will inspire love for others.
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58, ESV
May we never say “Do as I say, not as I do” as Christians.
We have the Word of God, but our faith is so much more than words. We must interact with our world in real and physical ways! And He will empower, strengthen, and move through us!
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13-14, ESV
Do not despise your appearance or your inability to do something.
God made you! No one else could, and He has a purpose for you!
Praise Him for who you are in Him, or stay stuck in the bitterness of this world.
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7, ESV
“Do not judge a book by its cover.”
Only God can judge a person’s heart. You may not know their circumstances or motivations. Therefore, treat all people the same, with God’s love and with wisdom.
“Treat others how you want to be treated.”
Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
Proverbs 19:21, ESV
We may have our own plans, but God has a grander plan that we are each a part of. This is why James (4:15) tells us to say, “Lord willing” when we plan.
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17, ESV
By the Holy Spirit Christ lives within us. We join in the celebration of the redeemed, basking in the glory of the One who saves and loves us with gladness and singing.
As my mother-in-law says, happy people sing. And our heavenly Father is happy to save!
I will say to the Lord , “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2, ESV
God wants to protect you and preserve you.
But remember that our ultimate protection and preservation is found for our eternal souls through faith in Jesus Christ.
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
Hebrews 10:35, ESV
To slightly misquote the hymn, our confidence is found in nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
We have assurance of faith, salvation, and God’s strength as we spur each other on and remind each other regularly of Christ’s faithfulness.
a simple man of God 