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Psalms Devotional--Part VIII #psalms #devotional #psalmsdevotional #hardship #Bible

We will face hardships and unwarranted attacks in our Christian life. It will seem unfair, and might rightfully be unfair. David felt this as he wrote Psalms 7.

 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 3 O Lord my God, If I have done this; if…

Psalms Devotional--Part VII #mercy #Psalms #Psalmsdevotional #devotional #Bible

Prayer For Mercy During Trouble

If we are honest with ourselves, at some point in our christian walk, our sin has caused us to loose the close fellowship with God and we rely on God’s mercy to regain that fellowship.

 O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My…

Psalms Devotional--Part V #Psalms #devotional #relationship #prayer #prayerlife

We all have had a time in our life when it doesn’t feel like God is listening to our prayers. Sometimes that is God purposely not answering to test us, other times it is our own doing in how we are living for Him.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my…

Incremental Change #change #Godsplan #Godspath

The other day I was in the garage working on a new coffee table for my wife. We’re taking some old board that used to be under the church she grew up in. These boards are from the 1870’s, and were used basically as floor joists. They were not cut straight, they had some rot to them, definitely had a lot of cut marks on them, and a good layer of dirt. They were not the boards that most people…

Psalms Devotional--Part IV #Psalms #Bible #Devotional #worry

When I read Psalms I always get the sense that David’s emotional state was like a pendulum. It’s always going from desperation to God can conquer all. In the 8 verses in Psalms 3, we see this swing from everyone is against him, and the poor me attitude to God can conquer all. Yet how many times are we like this in our own lives?

 Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they…

Psalms Devotional--Part II #devotional #Psalms #Bible

The second part of Psalms 1 discusses what happens if we don’t do what the first three verses of Psalms 1 says to do. Psalms 1:4-6 talks about what will happen to the ungodly.

4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.6 For the Lord knoweth the way of…

Week 8 Memory Verse Challenge #christianblog #christianblogger #memboryverse #readyourbible #Bible #God #Sunday

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from Psalm 139:5-6. Last week was Isaiah 62:6-7. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

Psalm 139:5-6 “Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.”

In everything we do, God encircles us…

Opportunity In the Darkness #opportunity #prayer #Godsword #christianblog #christianblogger

As I sit here tonight, resting after enjoying one of the first nice days of this early spring season, there is a lot on my mind. Most of this country is under some type of quarantine due to COVID-19. The effects of limited contact is starting to wear on people already and you can tell people are getting irritable. People are starting to focus on how bad things are getting, there is a lot of doom…

Week 7 Memory Verse Challenge #christianblog #christianblogger #memoryverse #Bible #Isaiah #Biblereading

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from Isaiah 62:6-7. Last week was Philippians 2:12. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he…

Week 6 Memory Verse Challenge #christianblog #christianblogger #memoryverse #scripture #Bible

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from Philippians 2:12. Last week was Isaiah 41:10 . So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

I would encourage you to share the memory verse with others, it’s an easy way to get a verse out there to others to learn.

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In the Chaos. . . during this time of the Coronavirus. #coronavirus #convid-19 #convid19 #chaos #fear #God #incontrol #hysteria #Godisincontrol

Coronavirus

If you haven’t heard about CONVID-19also known as the Coronavirus, you’ve been living under a rock. You can’t get away from hearing about it on the news and social media. Here in the States, people are panicking and buying all the toilet paper. Side note, I find it funny Kleenexes are still on the shelf, because if you get the virus, you’re going to need the Kleenex, because your…

When I Lost Faith #christianblog #faith #losingfaith #lostfaith #Jesus

I was sitting there in the recliner, everything I had ever learned or been taught seemed like a lie to me. I was horrified, angry, and really confused about my faith. How could I lose my faith?

Growing Up

I grew up in a Christian home. I didn’t know what it was like, not to attend church every Sunday morning and night and then the mid-week services on Wednesday night. When your dad is the…

Week 5 Memory Verse Challenge #bible #memoryverse #Jesus #God #memoryversechallenge #readyourbible #Sunday

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from Isaiah 41:10. Last week was Psalm 25:14. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

This weeks is Isaiah 41:10 “ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. ”

Week 4 Memory Verse Challenge #bible #memoryverse #Jesus #God #memoryversechallenge #readyourbible #Sunday

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from Psalm 25:14. Last week was John 14:1. It was definitely harder than the first week, but this weeks will be much easier. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

This weeks is Psalm 25:14 “ The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. ”

Fear of…

What Is In A Church? #countrychurch #simplechurch #church #makeitsimple #Jesus #God #Bible

A few weeks ago I went to visit my parents. My wife had never seen the church that my dad is a pastor at. It’s an old church, the original building was built in the 1870’s and rebuilt in the early 1910’s after a fire. It is out in the middle of farm country. It was never a large church, but at one time had over 90 people that would attend on a regular basis. Now . . . 20 in attendance is a good…

Week 3 Memory Verse Challenge #bible #memoryverse #Jesus #God #memoryversechallenge #readyourbible #Sunday

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new memory verse, from John 14:1. Last week was Roman 12:3. It was definitely harder than the first week, but this weeks will be much easier. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

This weeks is John 14:1 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”

John reminds us that be need to…

Week 2 Memory Verse Challenge #bibleverse #memoryverse #bible #Romans12:3

Hey everyone. . . This is week we are on a new verse, from Romans 12:3. Last week was John 15:10. It wasn’t too hard of a verse and after a couple of days I had it down. So just a recap of why I’m starting to learn a verse each week go here.

Romans 12:3 “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think;…