and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 NASB Saved – “Religions may be classified as those of self-satisfaction, of self-annihilation or of fellowship. In the first worship is a quest for satisfaction of personal needs like salvation or desire for immortality. In the second…
You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 NASB Joy – We are often taught that joy cannot be manufactured, that it is a passionate, subjective experience that overcomes us. At the same time, we learn…
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? Ecclesiastes 6:11 NASB Futility – We are the most informed generation of human beings to ever walk the planet. We know quite a bit about quite a bit. But we know almost nothing about what really matters. Believing…
While in Oxford, my daughter spotted this figure on the ceiling of one of the college chapels. It certainly appears to be a demonic face, laughing at the audience of worshippers below. The same ceiling also had dragons and other mystical creatures in the ceiling. One has to wonder just how much pagan intention was…
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 NASB Awoke – Life as it is. Not life as I want it to be. Just what is now. That’s where I find God. Just waking up. Oh, what a joy! God didn’t decide my time was over when I went…
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 3:3-4 NIV He answers – You know there’s just a possibility that all this time we just weren’t listening. David cries out. God…
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 3:3-4 NIV Shield – We know what a shield is, right? It’s a piece of armor designed to protect the one who bears…
Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me, Psalm 3:2-3a NIV Many – “Many are saying.” But who? Whose voices are telling us that God will not deliver us? If I listen very carefully, I know those voices. I have heard them before—many times. It…
Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18 NASB Unrestrained – “Why can’t you just leave me alone?” Of course, that doesn’t mean I want no one around (well, sometimes I really don’t want to have anyone around). What I mean is that I…
