FOCUS ON HIM! But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped.  For I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked…  But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end…  Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you. —Psalm 73:2, 16-17, 25             Brother and sister have you ever gotten discourage, or maybe you are discouraged right now, over those who do not know the Lord but their lives seem to be…

HIS VERY NAME IS GREAT! Likewise, when a foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, comes from a far country for the sake of your great name and your mighty hand and your outstretched arm, when he comes and prays toward this house, hear from heaven your dwelling place and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to you, in order that all the peoples of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your people Israel, and that they may know that this house that I have built is called by your name. —II Chronicles 6:32-33 Blessed be his glorious name forever; may the…

AWESOME But who is able to build a house for Him, since the heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain Him? —II Chronicles 2:6 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure. —Psalm 71:15             Look into the furthest depths of the universe.  Has man been able to?  We do see for quite some distance and then man “estimates” how large it may be.  But this isn’t the final size any more than man could only see 10,000 stars without magnification in days gone by.  One thing we do know… the universe is gigantic and much bigger than we…

ALL WE HAVE COMES FROM OUR LORD For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you. —I Chronicles 29:14 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? —I Corinthians 4:7 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed.  Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. —I Corinthians 4:1-2             What are the things that God has entrusted you…

PRAISE HIM! Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves in them. —Psalm 69:34             Praise our Lord God Almighty! He is the One who created the heavens and earth (Genesis 1). He is the One who said, “Let there be light” and there was light. He is the One who separated the light from the darkness. He is the One who called the light day and the darkness night. He is the One who created the expanse and called it sky. He is the One who separated the waters from the land He is the One who called the land earth and the waters seas.…

NONE LIKE HIM! Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Tell of his salvation from day to day.  Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!  For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, and he is to be held in awe above all gods.  For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. —I Chronicles 16:23-26 There is none like you, O LORD, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. —I Chronicles17:20 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us,…

DO WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD DO! I will perform my vows to you, that which my lips uttered and my mouth promised when I was in trouble. —Psalm 66:13-14 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. —Ecclesiastes 5:4             How many stories have we heard of people being in very difficult circumstances and they call out to God?  They say. “Oh God, please help me through this and I will serve you for the rest of my life!”  Then, graciously and mercifully, God does bring them through their difficult situation, but then they do not carry…

DISOBEDIENCE BRINGS CONSEQUENCES So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the LORD in that he did not keep the command of the LORD, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance.  He did not seek guidance from the LORD. Therefore the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse. —I Chronicles 10:13-14             There are consequences for disobedience and the Lord will raise someone else up to take our place if we prove unfaithful.  Saul not only was disobedient, but he went further and sought out a medium to seek guidance and not the Lord!             How about us? …

SERVING GOD GIVES EVIDENCE OF FAITH Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him. —Malachi 3:18             How do you know if a person truly knows the Lord or not?  How do you know that you truly know the Lord… or not?  According to the passage above the righteous serve God and the wicked do not.  So the question is— “Are you and I serving God or not?”              This theme can be seen through God’s Word.  Those who know Him serve Him and those who do not know Him do not…

OFFER HIM YOUR BEST! When you offer blind animals in sacrifice, is that not evil? And when you offer those that are lame or sick, is that not evil? Present that to your governor; will he accept you or show you favor? says the LORD of hosts. —Malachi 1:8             Would what I present to our Lord in time, treasure and talent be acceptable to our governor if I presented the same to him?  Would the governor’s favor be upon me because of what I offered to him?  Now there are a couple questions to think about.             Does my Lord get the best time or the left over time?  Does…