Todays Beginning

Psalm 19:3-4 (NLT), "They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone through out the earth, and their words to all the world." Tuesday... Yes they do, they speak without a sound. God knows what we need to see and hear. I love the Bible. It is such a great place to spend some time but God words come through in other ways. Every morning after I have gotten ready for the day I open all the shades in our living and dining room and kitchen. The light needs to be let in after the dark of another night. I had awakened this morning with some despair and after opening the shades and letting the sun come in I turned to Psalm 19 and started reading. And here is what it says in verses 1-4 (NLT), "The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone thro

Psalm 18:33 (NLT), "He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights." And that is a good place to not be wobbly. And I have times when I am wobbly. But as Psalm 18:33 (NLT) says, "He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights." And that is a good place to not be wobbly, isn't it? The Amplified Bible says this verse this way. It says, "He makes my feet like hinds' feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places." But it is so easy to just be looking all around and not notice that rock or that step that is right ahead of us and if we are not looking and being wobbly it can mean that we fall flat on our faces. I know that from experience. And in times of testing and trouble we need to be sure footed, we need to be standing firmly. And it can be a good thing to be hand in hand with someone who is sure footed. Now times o

Proverbs 15:1 (NLT), "A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare." Friday... It really can make a difference. It really can. Our tongue has so much potential. It really does. Proverbs 15:1 (NLT) says, "A gentle answer deflects anger but harsh words make tempers flare." It can really make a difference, both good and bad. It really can.  Verse 2 says, "The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness." Psalm 15:1-2 says, "Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts." And verse 3 continues, "Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of the friends." What comes out of our mouths matters to God. James 3:10 says, "And so blessing and cursing comes pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters,

Proverbs 14:2 (NLT), "Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him." Thursday... Where would we be if we followed these paths? I know, I know, we wander through life wondering where to go. When I was young my father was a traveling evangelist and it was my job on our trips to look at the maps and tell him where to go. I'm now older and things have changed and I have Waze. But if I am headed to a particular place it is important to be on the right road, the right path. I always hate getting off track, especially in life. Proverbs 14:2 (NLT) says, "Those who follow the right path fear the Lord; those who take the wrong path despise him." Verse 8 says, "The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves." The Amplified Bible says, "The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, but the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit." If I want to go to LA from Las Vegas I do

Psalm 13:5-6 9 (NLT), "But I will trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me." Wednesday... Maybe you are in this same spot. I love the honesty of David the writer of Psalm 13 and he starts by saying what we may want to say because we are in the same spot. He starts in verses 1-2 (NLT) by saying "O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?" Maybe you woke up this morning with those same feelings of despair but you were afraid to say it, to feel it. Yes, life can be so tough and we feel that no one cares and maybe we feel that God doesn't even seem to care.  But this isn't where David stops. Yes, this is where he starts but he doesn't stop here but it is so easy to stop here, isn't it?  In verses 3-4 he goe

Hebrews 13:1-2 (NLT), "Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!" Tuesday... How would we treat each other if we thought this was true? That's a good question, isn't it? Now we do treat others different if we think they are important. Yes, we do but in God's eyes everyone is important. How would we treat our family if they were angels? Oh, I know they aren't but what if we thought they were? Somehow we need to stop and realize how important each one of us is to God. His angels were created to worship him and he wanted a being that worshiped him out of choice, out of love. So he created us but we blew it and he later sent his Son, Jesus to die for us, to win us back. We really are important to him. There was a time right after Jesus was crucified that these two guys were out walking and this guy came up and they started talking t