“But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.” Isaiah 32:8 NLT One of my favourite hymns is “Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus.” We used to sing it often in church, but like other old hymns it has been replaced by…
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13 When the disciples came to Jesus, asking Him to teach them how to pray, He gave them a pattern to follow. And one component of…
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. “Proverbs 25:11 The church is often referred to as a body, made up of many members. Each one has a position to fulfill, a job to do to make the body complete. In I Corinthians and Romans…
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” John 13:34-35 The word “love” is so easily used…
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 How much we enjoy being in a church service where the Lord’s presence is so precious. Hands are raised, voices are lifted as we sing songs of…
Psalm 119:11 “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” We praise the Lord for His Word. It is given to be our guide and our compass in every aspect of our lives. In it we find the way of salvation and our…
“I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34:1 David’s Psalms are filled with words of praise to the Lord, and in many of them he uses the phrase, “bless the Lord.” During one of our weekly phone visits, my sister…
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22 There is a story in the Talmud of a poor man who had no wagon or donkey to carry his heavy bundles. He had to carry the load…
“For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.” Job 23:14 My Bible reading for the last few days has been in the Book of Job. It is not the most comfortable book in the bible to read, but it has a…