Daily Scripture Verse – Psalm 140:12-13
August 23rd, 2007Psalm 140:11-12 - 12I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. 13Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.
Daily Scripture Verse – Psalm 9:1
August 21st, 2007Psalm 9:1 - 1I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
Praising with a whole heart is a near impossible task. My interpretation of it means that as individuals we must allow God to influence our every action. That is a stretch most days for me.
Prayer
Lord,
Allow me today to stay immersed in Your presence today. Let my thoughts always be guided by Your word. Help me to see that life is just a ‘thousand todays’ and without focus on today…tomorrow has no foundation to start on.
Amen.
Daily Scripture Verse – Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
August 2nd, 2007Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
This is a beautiful set of verses from Ecclesiastes. It’s simple poetic statements of times and places for everything speak plain truth. It also shows that there are even times for things that often seem worthless like war and killing.
Daily Scripture Verse – Proverbs 28:13
July 31st, 2007Proverbs 28:13 - 13He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
There is a very powerful message contained within this passage. One that is often overlooked in the scheme of salvation. The word ‘renounce’ is key. Renounce, in it’s harshest definition, means to disown, to cut-off. Often times focus is placed squarely upon asking for forgiveness. The fact the mercy is freely given to us can blind us of the second piece of God’s command. We must ‘renounce’ our sinful ways…cut sin from our lives. During Jesus ministry, when He would heal someone, He would first forgive their sins…and regularly followed that with a statement of “Go and sin no more”. Let each of us take that with us when we pray. Let us ask for the determination and strength to turn from our sinful ways and follow the Godly path of salvation.
Book of Genesis – Chapter 1 Summary
July 13th, 2007Quick Chapter Sumary
Chapter 1 of Genesis is an overview of the first 7 days of creation. It lists the different things that were created on each of the days.
Day 1 – Light is created to separate day time and night time
Day 2 – The ‘firmament’ is created. Firmament is another word for sky or the heavens.
Day 3 – The waters are gathered together and land is formed. Plants, vegetation, and trees are created. Each one is designed to reproduce only seeds after it’s one ‘kind’ or type.
Day 4 – The sun, the moon, and the stars are created.
Day 5 – All animals that are sea dwelling and birds of the air are created. They are again, created to reproduce with and after their own ‘kind’.
Day 6 - All land dwelling animals are created. Lastly, God creates man in His own image from the dust of the ground. He commands man to multiple and to rule over the rest of the creation that he has made.
This is where Genesis Chapter 1 ends. The 7th day of rest is in the first 2 verses of Chapter 2.