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We go through life saying, “What have you done for me lately, Lord?” And the Lord replies, “If only you knew.”
November 25, 2015
"Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine; So from the beginning the fight we were winning; Thou, Lord, were at our side, all glory be Thine!" Edward Baker, 1894, from the Thanksgiving hymn, "We Gather Together."
November 24, 2015
"Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you." John Owen
November 23, 2015
"All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him Lord of all!" Edward Perronet, 1780
November 22, 2015
God honors imperfect faith because that's the only kind we can have in an imperfect world.
November 21, 2015
Lord of All Things, help me to place myself under your care, holding nothing back, making no excuses, but giving you all things in advance, and letting you fill in the details. Amen.
November 20, 2015
“If the devil cannot make us bad, he will make us busy.” Corrie Ten Boom
November 19, 2015
"God will make a way Where there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me." Don Moen
November 18, 2015
Miracles come in many varieties. Some are outward and spectacular. Some are inward as God gives strength to his children as they suffer for him. Who’s to say which is greater?
November 17, 2015
Who will dream big dreams for God? Why not you?
November 16, 2015
"People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives. And when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted." Nate Saint
November 15, 2015
Man looks on the outward and makes his judgments that way. God always looks to the heart first and foremost. Where there is no faith, even the finest offering makes no difference.
November 14, 2015
God loves it when his people dare to trust him.
November 13, 2015
"How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear." John Newton, 1779
November 12, 2015
In light of all that Christ has done, we are invited to trust him as Lord and Savior. But this is not merely an option we can take or leave as if we might find a better offer somewhere else. To say that God commands us to believe in Christ means that if we refuse his offer of eternal life we will regret our wrong decision for all eternity.
November 11, 2015
"I planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow" (1 Corinthians 3:6). Our work apart from God means nothing. Without our work, there is nothing to grow. Do not despair if all you are doing is planting seeds. That's where it all begins. Sometimes we are planting and waiting. Sometimes we are watering and waiting. If we do our part, God will not fail to do his. Harvest time is coming. You can count on it.
November 10, 2015
Sometimes we just have to let go. How hard that is for most of us. Letting go doesn’t exactly mean giving up. It doesn’t mean passively sitting by while the world takes advantage of us. Letting go means giving up the right to always be in control. Letting go means admitting that you aren’t calling all the shots. Letting go means that you choose not to manipulate others. Letting go means admitting that you don’t have all the answers. Letting go means yielding your frantic emotions to the Lord. Letting go means resigning your position as Boss of the Universe.  
November 9, 2015
"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly lean on Jesus’ name." Edward Mote, 1834
November 8, 2015
Our situation is so hopeless that salvation must come from another place. We need help that comes from outside ourselves. We are not saved by what we do but by what Jesus Christ has done for us.
November 7, 2015
"My plea is that all of us who love the gospel of Jesus and who love people will not shrink back from speaking boldly and clearly and wisely about the whole counsel of God, including the wonderful truth that Jesus delivers from the wrath of God. Nothing is more terrible than to be the deserving object of the just and omnipotent wrath of God. The world, and everyone in it, needs to know that God has made a way of escape through Jesus Christ. This knowledge is essential to the gospel we preach." John Piper
November 6, 2015
"Has Christ put away your sin? If he has, be as happy as the days are long in the sweet summertime, and be as bright as a garden in the month of June, and sing like angels, for you have more to sing about than angels have." Charles Spurgeon
November 5, 2015
"Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share, But our toil He doth richly repay; Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross, But is blessed if we trust and obey." John H. Sammis, 1897
November 4, 2015
Lord, how quickly we doubt Your goodness while traveling through the wilderness. Thank You for never leaving us even when we feel alone and overwhelmed. Amen.
November 3, 2015
I need a God who is bigger than all my problems. Sometimes I feel my need; often I don't. But feelings don't matter in any case. I desperately need the Lord. And so do you. So do we all.
November 2, 2015
If you live long enough, you'll have to face some hard times and some deep disappointment. That's part of the process of growing to spiritual maturity. At this point in my life, I am more aware than ever of my own limitations. I find myself increasingly glad that we worship a God whose power is unlimited, who never grows weary, whose plans will not be defeated, and whose ways are far beyond our own. What a comfort to serve a God like that.
November 1, 2015
"Let not conscience bid you linger, Nor of fitness fondly dream; All the fitness he requireth Is to feel your need of Him." Joseph Hart, 1759
October 31, 2015
"But you have come to Mount Zion" (Hebrews 12:22). The precise Greek word means “to come near.” It has the idea of coming in the presence of someone or something. Think what this means for us: We’re not far from heaven. We’re not far from the angels. We’re not far from our loved ones in heaven. We’re not far from God. We’re not far from Jesus himself. Let that thought give strength to your heart today.
October 30, 2015
What will the next fifty years bring? I don't know the answer to that question. But this much is certain: The gospel that was handed down to us will still meet the needs of the future. The Bible that we believe will still have the answers for the next generation. And the victories that are yet to be won will be accomplished in the strength of the Lord.
October 29, 2015
Persecution is a terrible thing, but unfaithfulness is far worse.
October 28, 2015
There is a time to pray and a time to act. At some point you've got to head down into the valley and pick up five smooth stones.
October 27, 2015
Faith means doing what God has told you to do, even if you don’t fully understand the reason why.
October 26, 2015
"The Christian life is a process of God breaking our idols one by one" Elisabeth Elliot
October 25, 2015
"We have heard the joyful sound: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Spread the tidings all around: Jesus saves! Jesus saves! Bear the news to every land, Climb the steeps and cross the waves; Onward!—’tis our Lord’s command; Jesus saves! Jesus saves!" Priscilla Jane Owens
October 24, 2015
Life is like a roll of the dice, but God is in charge of how the numbers come up.
October 23, 2015
“I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
October 22, 2015
Feet stink. That’s why they need washing. It’s not always fun, but you can wash feet if you don’t mind being a servant instead of a big shot.
October 21, 2015
Will you obey God today?
October 20, 2015
Lord Jesus, help me to live today so that in 10,000 years I will have no regrets but will be glad I lived for you. Amen.
October 19, 2015
I know a whole handful of miserable, grumpy Christians, and I think I know what is wrong with most of them. They have decided that they're going to keep the body of Christ at arms length and they're not really going to get involved. They are not going to join the church. They are not going to really get involved and they are going to sit on the fence and watch as things go by. They're going to stick their toe in and pull it out and stick their toe in and pull it out and that's all they're going to do. Generally speaking they are the most miserable, grumpy people in the world because joy comes when we make the commitment to walk together. It comes when we jump off the diving board into the deep end of Christian togetherness. When we really begin to love each other and live together and work together and pray together and walk together and serve together—then joy comes. God set it up that way. When we make that commitment to the body of Christ, joy comes. Something happens together that could never happen when we're apart.
October 18, 2015
"Lord, let at last Thine angels come, To Abram's bosom bear me home, That I may die unfearing; And in its narrow chamber keep My body safe in peaceful sleep Until Thy reappearing. And then from death awaken me That these mine eyes with joy may see, O Son of God, Thy glorious face, My Savior and my Fount of grace, Lord Jesus Christ, My prayer attend, my prayer attend, And I will praise Thee without end." This is the 3rd verse of "Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart" by Martin Schalling, ca. 1571.
October 17, 2015