Tag Archives: responding to God

Desiring to Learn; January 27, 2026


Psalm 119:64 The earth is filled with your love, Lord;    teach me your decrees. God always stands ready to teach us, but we have to be willing to be taught. Again I am reminded of my students over 40+ years of school … Continue reading

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Salvation; January 15, 2026


2 Samuel 22:36 You make your saving help my shield;    your help has made me great. Different translations render this verse in a variety of ways, with varying impact to the reader. However, the point is that the omnipotent Creator cares incredibly … Continue reading

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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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