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Friday... Yes, it gives us a positive spin.

Psalm 50:23 (NLT), "But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me, if you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God." Friday... Yes, it gives us a positive spin. But in reality, it is more than that. In two places in Psalm 50 it says giving thanks to God is a sacrifice.  If you go back in the Old Testament to Leviticus 7 you will read of many different sacrifices that people were to bring to God. Now you realize that all of these sacrifices are leading up to what we will be celebrating in a few day, the birth of Jesus who was the ultimate sacrifice for our sins. But in verse 12a it says, "If you present your peace offering as an expression of thanksgiving, the usual animal sacrifice must be accompanied by various kinds of bread made without yeast." For those in the Old Testament thanksgiving was more than just some words that we say. And maybe that shows that to God it is more than just a positive spin on what he has done and does and will d...
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Thursday... We think that we have it figured out.

Revelations 7:27b (NLT), "He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes." Thursday... We think that we have it figured out. The writer of Psalm 49:7-9 (MSG) says, "Really, there's no such thing as self-rescue, pulling yourselves up by your bootstraps. The cost of rescue is beyond our means, and even then it doesn't guarantee life forever, or insurance against the Black Hole." Verses 16-17 (NIV) says, "Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them." But that is what we have given our life to do and to get. We think we have it made when we get rich and we buy that house. Yes, that does help in our life here but do we really have it figured out?  Look at Revelation 7:16 (NLT), it says, "They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the ...
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Wednesday... They knew it to be true.

Genesis 18:14a (AMP), "Is anything too difficult or wonderful for the Lord?" Wednesday... They knew it to be true. Now Moses was the writer of the first 5 books of the Bible and he wrote something in Genesis 18:14a (AMP), something that he knew to be true. It is so amazing what Moses knew to be true. He wrote here in the first part of verse 14, "Is anything too difficult or wonderful for the Lord?" Now another writer, the writer of the last book in the Bible also knew it to be true. He was with Jesus while he was on earth and he was there when he was crucified and he was one of the first to be at the tomb to see that he was resurrected and he also saw Jesus as he went up to heaven to be with his Father. And here in Revelation 5:6 he writes, "And there between the throne (with the four living creatures) and among the elders I saw a Lamb (Christ) standing, [bearing scars and wounds] as though it had been slain, with seven horns (complete power) and with seven eye...
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Tuesday... All things are possible.

Genesis 17:17 (MSG), "Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, 'Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?'" Tuesday... All things are possible. We are living through a season of the impossible. Yes, the birth of God's Son to a virgin is impossible. But we celebrate here at Christmas the fact that it happened.  And here is another impossible happening. In Genesis 17:17 (MSG) we see where, "Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, 'Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?'" But they did and out of that son, Isaac, came a great nation.  What in your life needs an impossible to happen? Listen, all things are possible with God. The Bible is full of times when God did the impossible. And that is a great reason why we must keep in God's Word.  Verses 15-16 (NLT) says, "Then God said to Abraham, 'Regarding Sarai,...
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Monday... We have heard, and it is so important.

Revelation 3:3a (AMP), "So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard." Monday... We have heard, and it is so important. We are headed into a new week. Now, many have over the weekend gone to church and they worshiped in song, heard some scripture and then a message, a sermon was given.  All of that can be just a part of our routine as Christians. We have done what we are suppose to do, now it is off to live another work week. But John, the writer of the book of Revelation gives this thought from God to the churches in Sardis and Laodicea and it is also to us. In Revelation 3:3a (AMP) John writes what God has told him to write, "So remember and take to heart the lessons you have received and heard." Now so many of us don't spend too much time during our work week reading and meditating on our Bible so what we hear when we go to church on the weekend, it is so imperative that we, "Remember and take to heart the lessons you have receiv...
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Friday... What an amazing difference God can and will make in our lives.

Psalm 43:3a (NLT), "Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me." Friday... What an amazing difference God can and will make in our lives. It is so true. What are you facing today? What questions are going through your mind today? And where do you turn for answers? Psalm 43:3a shows us an amazing difference that having God in our life can make. It says, "Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me." We can be so confused when we strive to live all on our own. In this day and age with so much out there striving to get our attention life can be so confusing. Have you watched YouTube? There is so much on there. So which one is the truth? What an amazing difference God can and will make in our lives but we must turn to him on a daily and even a moment to moment basis. But it is so awesome to have a relationship with God, the one who created us, the one who is omnipotent, all powerful, who is omniscient, all knowing, who is omnipresent, he is everywhe...
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Thursday... But I really want to know what is happening.

Psalm 42:11 (NLT), "Why am I so discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my God!" Thursday... But I really want to know what is happening . There are many reasons why we wake up discouraged and why we are so sad. Many times it is because our life is not living up to our expectations. We aren't getting what we want.  The writer of Psalm 42  asked the why questions. In verse 5a and again in 11a he asks, "Why am I so discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?" Now if this is true of you as you wake up this morning these too might be good questions to ask?  Why am I discouraged? Why am I so sad? Well the writer didn't answer his questions but he did say what he was going to do. The rest of this verse says, "I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my God!" So he must have been putting his hope in the wrong thing. And maybe that is true of us too in our discouragement and...
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