SETEMBER 30 SPIRIT POURED OUT
Titus 3:6 “He generously poured the Holy Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did”
We try to earn our salvation and then we try to live righteously so the Spirit will live in us. Both efforts are wrong. We cannot earn salvation. It is ours when […]
SEPTEMBER 23 FAVORITES
Romans 3:22 “This righteousness comes from God through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.”
Reach back into your Sunday School days. What was your favorite story…Jonah and the whale, David and Goliath, Noah and the ark, Joshua and the walls of Jericho, or Esther going into the king? What about […]
SEPTEMBER 16 DISMAY OR VICTORY?
Isaiah 51:7 “Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be dismayed. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. I know that I will triumph.”
I confess that when I read the verse I am sometimes overwhelmed with a sense of dismay. I […]
SEPTEMBER 9 REJOICE
Habakkuk 3:17-18 “Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vine…yet will I rejoice in the Lord. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation. The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He will make me as surefooted as a deer and bring […]
SEPTEMBER 2 NAMES THAT ENCOURAGE
I Peter 2:21 “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
I find encouragement in studying the different names given to Jesus. Lion of Judah is an image of strength and power while Lamb of God is […]