Our Hope Is In Him...

Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name. Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. (Ps 33:20-22) Our Hope is solid because we trust in the One who cannot fail

Seeking to be like Him!!

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old Through my groaning all the day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah (Ps 32:1-5) May we see sin clearly for what it is. Someone once said "It isn't Jesus I dislike, it's His followers!" Well, today I will seek to be like Him!

Righteous Living

Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. (Ps 24:3-5) Blessed are the poor in spirit! We recognize our need for God, and He provides the power to live righteously before Him and man! May we seek Him today! 

The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. (Ps12:6) God's Word is pure, of highest quality, uncorrupted, and we can trust it! Hold fast to His Word today! Get into it and let it settle into your hearts! 

Solid Advice!!

Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful (Ps 1:1) Be careful to select your counselors wisely. Are they stable, disciplined, loving, well-taught, discerning and fruitful? Above all things, do they love Jesus? If they are overly critical, always unhappy, never satisfied, and always moving from church to church love them but avoid their counsel like the plague! Their advice will not be solid!

Tested...Refined...Pure...faith

But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and not turned aside. I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary food. (Job 23:10-12) Refined in the furnace of affliction, yet purified and strengthened. May we too come to a pure faith! 

Times of difficulty....

If your sons have sinned against Him, He has cast them away for their transgression. If you would earnestly seek God And make your supplication to the Almighty, If you were pure and upright, Surely now He would awake for you, And prosper your rightful dwelling place. (Job 8:4-6) This is still taught today. Bildad is saying Job sinned and needs to confess, but Job had not sinned. Sometimes difficult times are simply part of God's refining process