joy

Joy Today’s Scripture Selection: Revelation 21:4 It sounds too good to be true: No sorrow No crying No pain No death But it’s what God has promised. The prophet Isaiah put it this way: “…he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the… Continue reading Joy

Week 37 Sunday

A Complete Joy Today’s scripture selection: John 16-18 Key Verse: John 16:24 “Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be made complete.” Sometimes, sadly, we can trivialize such profound things. We take simple, straightforward, powerful, profound statements of Christ and – before you know it – we have minimized them into something far… Continue reading Week 37 Sunday

Week 19 Friday

Sounds of Joy and Gladness Today’s scripture selection: Jeremiah 32-36 Key verses: Jeremiah 33:10-11 One of my favorite things to do is work with the young children of the congregation I serve as pastor. Oh, from time to time, they get a little out of hand. They get a little carried away; there is the… Continue reading Week 19 Friday

Week 13 Wednesday

Sure Footing Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 36-38 Key verses: Psalm 37:23-24 “The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.” I like the movie “Footloose.” If you’ve seen it, you… Continue reading Week 13 Wednesday

Week 7 Wednesday

Keep Me Truckin’ Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 18-20 Key verses: Psalm 18:28 Recently, during one of my children’s sermons at church, I asked the kids how other people could know that they (the children) were lovers of God – just by looking at them. I asked a simple question: “What does a lover of… Continue reading Week 7 Wednesday

Week 6 Wednesday

A Glad Heart Today’s scripture selection: Psalms 15-17 Key verses: Psalm 6:9-11 Heartburn is no fun. I have plenty of experience with this because I have a bad habit of skipping breakfast, eating a “fast food” lunch, and guzzling lots of coffee all day. That’s a prescription for heartburn that can set a house on… Continue reading Week 6 Wednesday