His Word— The Apple of Your Eye My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” —Proverbs 7:1-4 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. —Proverbs 8:32-35 Brothers and sisters, stop…

SEXUAL SIN For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil. —Proverbs 5:3 Pornography in the United States alone brings in 10 billion dollars a year! Why would women and men display themselves like this? Well we are told that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs” (I Timothy 6:19). “The financial cost to business productivity in the U.S. alone is estimated at $16.9 Billion annually.” More money is lost each year through the loss of business productivity than is gained through…

WISDOM Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her; those who hold her fast will be blessed. —Proverbs 3:13-18 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love…

PROCLAIM HIM! One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts…. All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you. They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. —Psalm 145:4, 10-12 Has your mouth told the next generation of His works, of His might acts? His works bring praise to His Name and if we are to be faithful followers of His then we are to tell the next generation and all people of “the glorious splendor of (His) kingdom.” When was…

DO ALL FOR GOD’S GLORY! So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. —I Corinthians 10:31 His glory is to be our focus. Whatever we do, whatever we say should be to bring honor and glory to the Lord. His Name is to be honored above all. How will you and I bring honor and glory to His Name today? May we do so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTqwBetI1I Dear Father, You are above all. You are awesome in all You are and in all You do. May I honor Your Name as I walk through today. May it be so in the power…

LIGHT & DARKNESS I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. —Psalm 139:11-12 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. —Genesis 1:3-5 As I write this it is dark out. I cannot see beyond my window. The trees are there,…

HE LOVES! His love endures forever. —Psalm 136 His love is seen in the heavens He made. His love is seen throughout the earth He created. His love is seen in the sun, moon and stars. His love is seen in judgments. His love is seen in protection. His love is seen in the miracle of the Red Sea dividing. His love is seen in guidance. His love is seen in inheritance. His love is seen in daily food for all His creatures. His love for us is seen in so many ways. His love is all around us and in all our circumstances. Do you see it? Do you…

HE GIVES LIFE AND ALL Yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. —I Corinthians 8:6 All things come from God and our very life is from Him. “If you live to be 80 years old, your heart would have beaten approximately 3,363,840,000 times! That’s over 3 billion heartbeats! What a muscle!” In that same 80 years you would take about 672,768,000 breaths! His design for our bodies is a marvel and he has a special design for every heart-beating,…

BLESSED Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court. —Psalm 127:3-5 May you live to see your children’s children— peace be on Israel. —Psalm 128:6 I am truly blessed with the legacy God has and is giving me. My children are from the Lord and I will readily acknowledge that. They each are a blessing and I am grateful to God for them. The Lord has also…

DON’T JUDGE ME! If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people? Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church? I say this to shame you. Is it possible that…