MY SHEPHERD NEVER FAILS But we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; from generation to generation we will recount your praise.  —Psalm 79:13             Paise God all you who know Him!  We are the sheep of His pasture and we can be fully assured of His care for us now and forever.  Thank You, O Lord, for Your mercy, grace, peace and love that You have extended to me.  I am forever grateful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx9-LkuVWt4  I can trust You to meet all my needs.  I will wait on You!  I can trust You to guide me in the right way for Your Name’s sake. …

BE FAITHFUL! Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!  I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children, that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and…

MY STRENGTH  For God has power to help or to cast down. —II Chronicles 25:8             God has the ability to do whatever He desires.  His power is not limited as ours is.  Think about how weak you are.  I read that, back in 1957, a fellow by the name of Anderson lifted 6,270 pounds with his legs.  Wow… that is a lot of power… for a person.  But when you take and compare that with the power of God, it fades into nothingness…             You need God’s help— “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1).  God ahead and ask Him.  Whatever the help…

NONE CAN STAND BEFORE HIS ANGER! But you, you are to be feared! Who can stand before you when once your anger is roused? —Psalm 76:7             Do you and I have a proper perspective on who God is?  Are we truly aware that none can stand before Him when His “anger is roused?”  Have you and I truly considered how small we are in comparison to the One who created all things?  Look into the night sky and be astounded at His immensity.  He is not the universe, but He created the universe!  How awesome is He!  We cannot fathom His greatness and His goodness is as great as…

NONE CAN STAY HIS HAND OR HINDER HIS PURPOSES! But a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died. —II Chronicles 18:33-34  Thus says the LORD to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God’s. —II…

TRUST IN OUR LORD’S SUPPORT— BE RELIABLE AND FAITHFUL! For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. —II Chronicles 16:9 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. —Hebrews 4:13             Our Lord seeks out faithful, reliable people to support and share His message through— “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”  Just as He…

THE CALL TO LOVING OBEDIENCE AND FAITHFULNESS Some of them had charge of…  Others of them were appointed over… II Chronicles 9:28             “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).  Salvation is all through grace.  As someone has coined—G.R.A.C.E.— “God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.”  We do not do the work of God to be saved, but we do the work of God because we…

OUR AWESOME GOD! For he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. —II Chronicles 5:13 But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, how much less this house that I have built! —II Chronicles 6:18 May his name endure forever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May people be blessed in him, all nations call him blessed! —Psalm 72:17             God is only good.  There is no evil in him whatsoever.  When men have a wrong view of God it is because of their sinful, fallen nature thinking perversely.  Not only is He good, but “his…

PROCLAIM HIM TO THE NEXT GENERATION SO THEY WILL AS WELL! So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. —Psalm 71:18             Wow… I am getting older!  I ponder age… I am older by years now than my grandfather and father where when they died.  That is a sobering thought!  My how times have passed.  It is hard to believe I have 4 adult children and 7 grand-daughters and one grandson.  Wow…             But my desire, in my older age, is to proclaim our Lord to the next generations—…

HE IS WITH THOSE WHO LOVE HIM… FINISH HIS WORK! Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the LORD God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished. —I Chronicles 28:20             Fellow followers of Jesus, brothers and sisters, “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10).  We, therefore, are “a people that are his very own,…