In View
Luke 12:33 (NKJV) “Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
If you understand that your eternal home is your real home, you will look forward to eternity in heaven and that will change your perspective on many things. Read the rest of this entry
Eternal Home
Ps.27:4 (ERV) “I ask only one thing from the Lord. This is what I want most: Let me live in the Lord’s house all my life, enjoying the Lord’s beauty and spending time in his palace.
It never occurs to me that God will abandon me in spite of the things I know that He wants me to work on. It has never crossed my mind – not once! Why? It is because I am also a parent. Read the rest of this entry
Hessed
Ps.63:3 (NKJV) “Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.”
The other sheepdog – mercy is the Hebrew word Hesed [when the person from whom I have a right to expect nothing, gives me everything]. Theologians tell us that it is one of the richest words in Hebrew. Read the rest of this entry
Enough!
Ps.31:19 “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.” [with emphasis]
God specializes in preparing a six-course meal and setting a table for His children in the presence of the world [including their enemies]. You will not need any advertisement, God Himself will do the advertising for you. Read the rest of this entry
On Display
Ps.31:19 “How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.” [with emphasis]
In herding the sheep, the shepherd works with a team of sheepdogs. The number of the sheepdogs vary depending on the herd. Research shows that depending on the specie, Read the rest of this entry
God-Cover
Ps.23:6 (NKJV) “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
When you consider Psalm 23 in its entirety and verse six in particular, it seems like God is an insurance policy. It is like God telling us that we have been insured, we have a cover. Read the rest of this entry
Surely!
Ps.56:9 “Then my enemies shall turn back and scatter on the day I call out to You. This I know for certain: God is on my side” (Voice, with emphasis).
In today’s scripture reference, David makes a profound statement. David says, “I am not pretending that I do not have enemies. I am not pretending that everything is going to be rosy. Read the rest of this entry
Eternally Sorted!
Ps.23:6 (NKJV) “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.”
Your God is more than enough. God is bigger than all your needs. God is more than enough to meet your eternal needs. In Psalm 23, David shows us clearly that God is more than enough to meet our eternal needs. Read the rest of this entry
His Sheep?
Prov.8:18 (VOICE) “Riches and honor are the benefit of following me; so are lasting wealth and justice. 19 My reward is better than gold, even the purest gold; and my profit is greater than the highest quality silver.”
Today, we continue with the concluding thought from yesterday’s devotional, which is, there are only three times that God does not supply. The first is when it is time to go home. Read the rest of this entry
Surplus
Matt.7:7 “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”
God specializes in surplus and this is consistent with scriptures. Read the rest of this entry
