HIS PLAN AND PURPOSES ARE FOR HIS GLORY! Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor? “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. —Romans 11:33-36 What is God doing? That might be a question we ask when we do not understand why some things happen. The answer to that is that He is fulfilling His purposes and accomplishing…

YOU CAN’T HIDE SIN FROM GOD! You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence. —Psalm 90:8 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold?…

IT IS ALL HIS! The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it. —Psalm 89:11 The heavens declare the glory of God. —Psalm 19:1 The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. —Psalm 24:1 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. —Romans 1:20 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.” —I Corinthians 10:25 Dear Father I am so grateful that You have allowed me to…

NO SHAME TO BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS! As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall, and the one who believes in him will never be put to shame.” —Romans 9:33 Have you believed? Then you will never be put to shame. “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” (Romans 10:10-11). “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be…

The Better! Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked. —Psalm 84:10 Do you long for heaven to be with Jesus in that perfect place? I surely do and I hope you do as well. It is not to escape the work the Lord has for me here. I love to serve Him, but I so look forward to not being in a sin infested world anymore. Yes, I look forward to myself never to fail the Lord Jesus again, never to sin against Him again. Why…

RESCUE Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. —Psalm 82:3-4 We are to be concerned for the weak and needy and they are all around us. How are we helping them? Surely there are orphans all around us. How are we helping them? Surely there are poor all around us. How are we helping them? Surely there are oppressed all around us. How are we helping them? We need to be about rescuing them just as Jesus rescued us! For he has rescued us from the dominion of…

RIGHTEOUSNESS CREDITED What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.” —Romans 4:3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLlLPZderk However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited as righteousness. David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: “Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.” —Romans 4:5-8 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will…

NO EXCUSE NOT TO BELIEVE IN GOD The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. —Romans 1:18-20 People all over this world are without excuse. “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being…

HARD HEARTS ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’ “Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. He proclaimed the kingdom of God…

TRUST GOD & DON’T BE PARALYZED BY FEAR When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? —Psalm 56:3-4 Fear… when was the last time you experienced it? What did you do with it? Did it cause you to be paralyzed? Did you flee from what was causing the fear? Or… did you trust the Lord God Almighty to not be afraid? Fear not dealt with will hold us back from being and doing what God desires. “Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever…