Today's Beginning

Psalm 76:4 (NLT), "You are glorious and more majestic than the everlasting mountains."  Thursday... They are glorious and majestic and it seems everlasting. We live in a town where the buildings are unbelievable but every once in a while they want them torn down so they explosed them. It is quite a sight. But I live right across the freeway from a very beautiful hill that has been there for a long, long time. Now the city of Las Vegas is surrounded by hills and mountains that are unbelievable but in no way do they compare to God. The writer of Psalm 76:4 (NLT) says, "You are glorious and more majestic than the everlasting mountains." Now the You is God who created those glorious, majestic and everlasting mountains. And man has no chance in building anything that compares to them. I love sitting out on our back patio and looking at the hill across the freeway especially when the sun is shining on it. It is breathtaking. Now it isn't the largest but each one behin...

Psalm 75:1 (NLT), "We thank you, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of your wonderful deeds." Wednesday... Yes, yes, this is so, so important to know. When I was young we as a family lived in a small travel trailer. My father was a traveling evangelist so we all lived in a one bedroom trailer. We also lived in the car. We would be in a church holding services where my dad preached for 10 days and my sister and I would sing with our dad who also played the piano. And after the second Sunday night service, dad would hook the car up to the trailer and we would head out to the next church where we did it all again starting Wednesday through two Sundays. We as a family were always together. Our mom was also our teacher. We were together all of the time. One time my mom was sick and in the hospital and my sister and I were staying with our uncle and aunt and I had trouble at night with mom and dad not close and my aunt came in and helped to comfort m...

Psalm 74:12 (NLT), "You, O God, are my king from ages past, bringing salvation to the earth." Tuesday... Whys are difficult but who and what can make such a difference. Yes, our life has so many whys. Right now there are whys around us that we may not understand. Look at Psalm 74. Asaph in verse 1 (NLT) says, "O God, why have you rejected us so long." Verse 11a says, "Why do you hold back your strong right hand?" And that is in the Bible. Yes, our whys can be honest feelings. Maybe you are having some right now and they are bringing you down to despair and doubt. Yes, God allows them but who and what are so important and we need to hold on to them especially during our whys. Now the rest of verse 11 says, "Unleash your powerful fist and destroy them." and that tells us that Asaph has seen God work in other times. The who he was talking to has what it takes to take care of their problems and that is so important for us to dwell on to strengthen ou...

Proverbs 13:4 (NLT), "Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper." Monday... Yes, there is a definite difference. There are some things in life that we do that have control and that really do make a definite difference. Solomon writes in Proverbs 13:4 (NLT), "Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper." I know, I know, after a busy weekend we're not too sure about this working hard and if it is worth it but it is. Now the source is important. Psalm 73:23-26 says, "Yet, I still belong to you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny. Whom in heaven have I but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever." So why in the world would I be lazy when God is my source and my strength? Back to Proverbs 13. Verse 11 says, "Wealth from get-ri...

Psalm 70:4 (NLT), "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, 'God is so great!'" Friday... So, what do we do when we have a choice? That is a good question here on this Friday morning. Throughout our lives we will have choices. We will. Now if we have the attitude that David has, it makes such a difference. He writes in Psalm 70:4, NLT), "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly shout, 'God is so great!' David's son, Solomon also has some good thoughts in Ecclesiastes 10. In verse 2 he says, "A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one." Verse 10 says, "Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed." And then verses 12-14, "Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their ...

Luke 4:14 (NLT), "Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit's power. Reports about him spread quickly through the whole region." Thursday... How do you  feel after this happens? Luke writes in 4:1-2 {NLT), "Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where he was tempted by the devil for forty days. Jesus ate nothing all that time and became very hungry." And that was the devil's first temptation. Verses 3-4 says, "Then the devil said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.' But Jesus told him, 'No! The scriptures says, '"People do not live by bread alone"'" Each of us will be tempted. It happened to Jesus 3 times at this particular time but he handled it and we also will be tempted and we too can handle it with God ion our lives. No and scripture makes a big difference in how we handle it. Ye...