FEAR NOT BY TRUSTING GOD! When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? …In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? —Psalm 56:3-4, 10-11 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? —Psalm 118:6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?” —Hebrews 13:6             Are…

DON’T CARRY YOUR BURDEN Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. —Psalm 55:22 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” —Matthew 11:28-30 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. —I Peter 5:7             What burden are you carrying today? Why are you carrying it when our Lord has asked us to…

GOD’S WORD— DON’T ADD OR TAKE AWAY FROM IT! You shall not add to the word that I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you. —Deuteronomy 4:2 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar. —Proverbs 30”6 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this scroll: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to that person the plagues described in this scroll. And if anyone takes words away from this scroll of prophecy, God will take away from that person any share in…

BELIEVE! Yet in spite of this word you did not believe the LORD your God. —Deuteronomy 1:32             How quick people will believe what they hear from a TV or radio commentator without checking it out for themselves! And really, there is much that we cannot check out for ourselves because we do not have access to the person or first-hand information. Think about it. How much information do we get that is first-hand? How many people just believe what they hear without checking it out for themselves?             I am afraid that much of the information people have is just the biased regurgitation of today’s communication gods. What they…

HATEFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, you worker of deceit. You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah  You love all words that devour, O deceitful tongue.  —Psalm 52:2-4             We live in a fallen and sinful world. Let us not forget who the god of this world system is and what His goal is (II Corinthians 4:4). Satan hates God and he hates God’s people. He is out to destroy God’s people (I Peter 5:8) and he works through people who need to “come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken…

SING PRAISE! Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. 16 —Psalm 51:9-15             Brothers and Sisters let us not be deceived. Sin breaks…

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GODLY AND UNGODLY ”But to the wicked God says: “What right have you to recite my statutes or take my covenant on your lips? For you hate discipline, and you cast my words behind you. If you see a thief, you are pleased with him, and you keep company with adulterers. “You give your mouth free rein for evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done, and I have been silent; you thought that I was one like yourself. But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you. “Mark this, then, you who forget God,…

GOD DID WHAT MAN COULD NOT DO 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. —Psalm 49:2-9 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah —Psalm 49:15             The sin problem which causes the evilness of mankind is ignored by most people. It surely has not gone unnoticed by God as much as many would like to think that is the case. Sin is an immense offense against the God who made us.…

THE CHOICE TO BE YOKED WRONGLY OR RIGHTLY While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab. These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. So Israel yoked himself to Baal of Peor. And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. —Numbers 25:1-3 Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?  What agreement is there between the temple…

HE REIGNS Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm! God reigns over the nations; God sits on his holy throne. —Psalm 47:6-8             In a fallen world that resists His reign let us rejoice to know Who is really in control. His plans and purpose are being carried out and will be carried out to the end of time.   We read in Genesis chapter 3 how sin entered this world and brought about the mess that we have today. There is so much evil and wickedness in this world, but that…