Category: The WORD for the Day

Verses for the day Thoughts While our Father did make them captives and sent Babylon to overthrow them, His intent was reconciliation and restoration. To bring them to himself. To cause them to stop living for themselves and to turn back to him. When they returned to him, he promised to build them up, and […]

Verses for the day Thoughts In Job 23:13-14 Job complains to God saying, “But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does. So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny.” In Job’s case these were negative words. He was […]

Verses for the day Jer 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Thoughts I thought it was interesting reading the context of that verse this morning. Basically God was telling Jeremiah, “Because […]

Verses for the day Thoughts: I wonder if this is what God feels about my home church right now? As I thought about what God allowed / did with His physical asset (the temple) in his pursuit of the hearts of his people, I was sobered. To think that God was willing to allow the […]

Verses for the day Thoughts The past couple days have been rough. Between everything going on at church, Robin and I struggling through some things in our marriage, struggling with some things between other family members, as well as some issues with my employees here… etc. It’s been rough. Of course, on Thursday I also […]

Verses for the day Jer 15:16 When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Father, Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Jer 15:19 This is how the LORD responds: “If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to […]

Dear friends,I have been very inconsistent in writing and sharing from my reading. I am sorry. I know I can also get “long winded” at times. I think some of the inconsistency has been because sometimes it takes more time than I have to write a longer devo. I have felt the Lord encourage me […]

Verses for the day Ps 119:165-168 I will praise you seven times a day because all your regulations are just. Those who love your instructions have great peace and do not stumble. I long for your rescue, LORD, so I have obeyed your commands. I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much. […]

Verses of the day In the book Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands, Paul Tripp reminds us of 3 principles that are true about things that come to control our hearts. Based on Matt 6:19-21 he says, “It’s a matter of treasure.” He follows those statements up with a reminder, “The things we set our hearts […]

Verses of the Day: Phil 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. Devotional Thoughts […]