Thursday October 31, 2013 “Usefulness and Greatness”

Luke 1:15 “15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.” John the Baptist’s greatness was according to heaven’s standards.  One of the things that God looks for in man is … Continue reading

Wednesday October 30, 2013 “Great in Whose Sight?”

Luke 1:15 “15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.” Great in the sight of the Lord not in the sight of men.  Many times we try so hard to … Continue reading

Tuesday October 29, 2013 “Not a Hair”

Luke 21:18 & 19   “18 But not a hair of your head shall be lost. 19 By your patience possess your souls.” Jesus speaks of difficult times in Luke the twenty-first chapter. The Lord mentions people having heart failure due to the distress and perplexity the world will experience in the last days but v.18 says “Not … Continue reading

Monday October 28, 2013 “The Nations Are But Men”

Ps. 9:19 &20 “Arise, O Lord, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight.20 Put them in fear, O Lord, That the nations may know themselves to be but men.”    Because God does not always present Himself  in His full power and majesty, many times people will bring God down … Continue reading

Sunday October 27, 2013 “Arise, O Lord”

Psalms 3:1-8 “3 Lord, how they have increased who trouble me!  Many are they who rise up against me.  2 Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” Selah  3 But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head.  4 I cried … Continue reading

Saturday October 26, 2013 “Consider One Another”

Hebrews 10:24-25 “24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.” Pay attention to one another and consider the level of … Continue reading

Friday October 25, 2013 “Consider Jesus”

Hebrews 12:2-4 “2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.  3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary … Continue reading

Thursday October 24, 2013 “Consider the Ravens”

If God says in Isaiah 1:3 “… My people don’t consider” we must be expected to consider things – especially things that are obvious.  Luke 12:24 “24 Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?” … Continue reading

Wednesday October 23, 2013 “Consider the Lilies”

Remembering Isaiah 1:3 “… My people don’t consider” so let us consider Matthew 6:28-29 “28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” … Continue reading

Tuesday October 22, 2013 “Consider the Heavens”

Isaiah 1:3 “… My people do not consider”.  In yesterday’s posting we discovered that the prophet declared, “The ox and the donkey think more about their owner than people do the Lord.”  It was a sad commentary on the condition of Judah in the days of King Uzziah. The Bible tells us to consider certain … Continue reading