Tag Archives: responding to God

Omniscient God; July 23, 2025


Proverbs 21:15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous    but terror to evildoers. Wow! Talk about the Bible being more accurate than the newspaper! This verse is a very succinct description of what is going on in Washington, … Continue reading

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God’s Daily Care; June 21, 2025


Psalm 68:19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,    who daily bears our burdens. Some of the imagery in this Psalm is obscure to modern readers, but this verse hits home in any age. God isn’t just a God … Continue reading

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Rewards; October 15, 2024


Psalm 112:10 The wicked will see and be vexed,    they will gnash their teeth and waste away;    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing. This Psalm sings of the blessings that accrue to the righteous, and it closes with this verse about … Continue reading

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Joy; December 24, 2023


Luke 2:20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. I have no idea how many times I’ve written on this verse, because it’s … Continue reading

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Belonging to God; November 7, 2023


Romans 14:7-8 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or … Continue reading

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Our Perception of Christ; December 19, 2022


Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Just yesterday in Children’s Church I was talking about how nobody could see God before Jesus was born, but His birth changed that. Some people, … Continue reading

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Applying the Word; November 24, 2022


Matthew 13:12 “Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.” Many people down through the centuries have thought, “That’s not fair!” However, it … Continue reading

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Response to God’s Word; November 8, 2022


Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the Lordyou who tremble at his word:“Your brothers who hate you,and exclude you because of my name, have said,‘Let the Lord be glorified,that we may see your joy!’Yet they will be put to shame.” … Continue reading

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God’s Mercy; October 31, 2022


Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy … Continue reading

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Acknowledging God; October 24, 2022


Isaiah 42:5 This is what God the Lord says– he who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and all that comes out of it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those … Continue reading

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