The fool says in his heart, “There is no God”  The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”  They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.  God looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.  Everyone has turned away, all have become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.  Do all these evildoers know nothing? —Psalm 53:1-4 Consider what type of person— These evildoers are Do they not know anything? Not even one does good They don’t do good They are corrupt They have turned away…

JOY RESTORED; JOY SHARED Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.  Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you. —Psalm 51:12-13              Sin robs us of the joy that His salvation brings and the only way to restore that joy is to call on Him for forgiveness, acknowledging our sin to Him and desiring to turn from it and not repeat it.  We should ask Him for a willing spirit to be and do what He desires and for Him to sustain us.  Do you have that joy His salvation brings?  If not,…

HE IS THE CREATOR/OWNER OF ALL For every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine. —Psalm 50:10-11 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. —Psalm 24:1 For this is what the LORD says— he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited— he says: “I am the LORD, and there is no other. —Isaiah 45:18 “The…

ONLY JESUS! No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough— so that they should live on forever and not see decay… But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.  —Psalm 49:7-9, 15 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? —Mark 8:36-37             If all the people that lived past, present and future said they would die for you, all their deaths could not redeem…

MY GUIDE For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. —Psalm 48:18             Now here’s a relationship that is totally dependable!  I am so grateful that my God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”  So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.  What can mere mortals do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5-6). He will be with me to the end just as Jesus said, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20).  So whether the end of our lives on…

SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE! It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’ —Numbers 23:23 Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me. —Psalm 66:16             Reflect on what God has done and is doing and will do in Israel.  It is an amazing history filled with joys and sorrows.  Reflect on what He has done— Creation, fall, flood, nations, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob (Israel), Joseph, Moses, wilderness wanderings, Canaan, Israel & Judah… Jesus… now…  Truly astounding to ponder.             Reflect on what God has done, is doing and will do in your own…

LOOK IN FAITH/BELIEF! They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!”  Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.  The Lord said to Moses, “Make…

VICTORY COMES ONLY BY OUR LORD! It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. —Psalm 44:3             We have no victories due to our own supposed skill and strength.  Any victory we have is because of our Lord’s power.  It is because of His love for them and us that we have any victory.  So, today, praise His Name for any victory you have had.  It occurred not because of you, but because of Him— “I am the vine; you are the branches.…

PUT YOUR HOPE IN GOD! Why, my soul, are you downcast?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. —Psalms 42:5, 11             Are you downcast today?  Has disappointment gripped you?  Are you dejected or dismayed?  Why?  Brothers and sisters, fellow followers of Jesus, get your focus off the circumstances that are disturbing you and put your hope in God.  He is your Savior.  He is your God.  Instead of being downcast and disturbed by whatever situation is causing you to feel that way, look to Him who loves you with an everlasting love and cares for…

JESUS NEVER FAILS! Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me. —Psalms 41:9 All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me. —Job 19:19  ‘He who shared my bread has turned against me.’ —John 13:18 Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” —Luke 22:48             When those you love turn on you it is so painful.  Close friends, those you have trusted, those you have shared meals with in their homes and in your homes, when they turn against you is a hard part of life.  There are those who were once…