PROCLAIM JESUS! Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, that he should live on forever and never see the pit. —Palm 49:8-9 But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light…

HE REIGNS For not in my bow do I trust, nor can my sword save me. —Psalm 44:6 In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to your name forever. —Psalm 44:8 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness; you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. —Psalm 45:6-7 Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! —Psalm 46:10             Do we put our trust in the reign of men with their military power available to them?  The reign of men is temporal and feeble…

LISTEN AND CALL ON HIS NAME! For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.  He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him. —Acts 24:5-6 After some days Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, and he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus. And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.” At the same time he…

FLEETING LIFE— FAITHFUL FOCUS I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin. —Psalm 38:18  “O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather! —Psalm 39:4-6 As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and…

GIVERS AND NOT TAKERS The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. —Psalm 37:21             This verse out of Psalms is pretty clear.  “The wicked borrows and does not pay back.”  What does this say about our nation?  We are almost $35,000,000,000,000 in debt https://www.usdebtclock.org/ and it is not going down.  The government has an insatiable appetite for tax-payers money and it is not typically spent very well.             We used to teach our children when they were growing up— “Respect other people’s property because the way you treat their property is the way you respect or disrespect the owner.  Now, let me…

PRAISE OUR LORD! Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! —Psalm —34:3             He is to be the greatest in our lives and His Name is to be lifted up.  This is to be done with others as well as individuals.  This can be done through music as we sing praises to Him and it is also done by the way we live our lives and share Him with others.              People share what is truly important to them.  What is most important to you?  Who is most important to you?  It is seen by what you say and what you do.  What do…

TRUSTING MY LORD’S WORD AND GUIDANCE FIRSTMOST! But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”  My times are in your hand. —Psalm 31:14-15 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. —Psalm 32:6             Trust… who do you trust?  Whose word can you trust?  Why do you trust them?  Are they trustworthy?  Why are they trustworthy?  How do you know you can trust them?  Do you trust them because their lives line up with their words?  Are you trusting someone without even knowing them?             I have always believed if you…

SHARE JESUS OUT OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE! Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. —Psalm 30:4 On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. —Psalm 20:8             Let us sing praises to our Lord for He is worthy of our praises!  Let us also give Him thanks for we have much to be thankful for as we consider Him, all He is and all He does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuZMg6NVeA What do you have to praise and thank Him for? Life New life His church…

WAIT ON AND LEARN FROM OUR LORD Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long. —Psalm 25:5 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? —Psalm 27:1 Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! —Psalm 27:14 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said,…

BE AND DO THE IMPORTANT! Posterity shall serve him; it shall be told of the Lord to the coming generation; they shall come and proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn, that he has done it. —Psalm 22:20-31 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. —Acts 20:7 And when Paul had gone up and had broken bread and eaten, he conversed with them a long while, until daybreak, and so departed. —Acts 20:11             When was the last time you and I sat together…