Category: The WORD for the Day

Bible Passages Lam 3:21-27 I dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends. His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, the Lord is my inheritance; therefore I hope in Him! The Lord is good to those who […]

Bible Reading: Ephesians 5 Devotional Thoughts: I have preparing to teach a module on how to be the ideal team player. In preparation I am re-reading the book, “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni. While it’s a secular book, and the main characteristic they try to avoid is a bit brash, the principles are […]

Bible Passages Eph 3:6; Eph 3:10-20 1 Thess 4:7 God has called us to live holy lives…1 Thess 4:11-12 Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, […]

Bible Passages: Psalm 147:1-3 Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting! …He counts the stars and calls them all by name. How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension! Psalm 147:10-11 He takes no pleasure in the strength of a […]

Bible Passages Eph 1:4-5 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us IN CHRIST to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it […]

November 19 Don’t Lose Heart Bible Passages Ezek 25:3-7 (Ammon) Because you cheered when my Temple was defiled, and you laughed at Judah as she went into exile, I will allow nomads to overrun you… Then you will know that I am the Lord. Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the […]

Bible Passages Ezek 18:23-24 Do you think that I like to see wicked people die? Of course not! I want them to turn from their wicked ways and live. However if righteous people turn from their righteous behavior and start doing sinful things and act like other sinners, should they be allowed to live? No, […]

Bible Passages Ezek 20:21-26 Their children too rebelled against me. They refused to keep my decrees and follow my regulations, even though obedience would have given them life…. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations because they did not obey my regulations. They scorned my decrees by violating my Sabbath days and […]

Bible Passages Ezek 11:19-20 I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their heart of stone and give them a tender responsive heart, so that they will obey my decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be my people, and I will be their God. […]

Bible Passages Ezek 7:27 God is saying to Israel, “all that I will do, and am doing… I will bring on them the evil they have done to others, and they will receive the punishment they so richly deserve. Then they will know that I am the Lord.” Ezek 8:3 The Spirit lifted me up […]