I will make an everlasting covenant with them. I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear and respect Me, so that they will never turn away from Me. I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all My heart and soul. (Jeremiah 32:40-41) Note: This …
When King Uzziah Died, I Saw the Lord
In the year that King Uzziah died, Isaiah said: “I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne. And the hem of His robe filled the temple…. I said, “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:1,8) Big Idea: Sometimes, God (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) takes away good things to give us better things. Blessed After a …
Better Than Optimism
I trusted in the Lord when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” In my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.” What shall I return to the Lord for all His goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. (Psalm 116:10-13) Do Optimists Live Longer? Faith in God (Father, …
Rest in the Lord
Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you. For you, Lord, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. (Psalm 116:7-9) A Sweeter Song Ancient Greek sailors faced many perils at sea and this was reflected …
Love for God Should Drive Us
I love the Lord, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. (Psalm 116:1-2) Success in Running and Life Jess Movold is a runner and coach in New York City. In a 2020 interview, she discussed principles for successful running …
Don’t Be Afraid!
After calming the storm and rescuing His disciples, Christ said “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” (Mark 4:40) This post builds on Jesus Calms the Storm Christians are Made for Faith, Not Fear Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Methodist missionary. He conducted evangelistic lectures held across the Indian subcontinent and said: God has …
Jesus Calms the Storm
Christ got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39) Reagan’s Perfect Pitch Many things in Scripture and life are deeper than they seem at first. In April 1984, President Ronald Reagan threw out the first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game and then …
New Every Morning is God’s Love (Part 4)
I sought the Lord, and He answered me. He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant. Their faces are never covered with shame. (Psalm 34:4-5) God is Love Terry Wogan was a veteran BBC broadcaster on a breakfast show for nearly 40 years. When he was asked how many listeners he had, he said, …
New Every Morning is God’s Love (Part 3)
I sought the Lord, and He answered me. He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant. Their faces are never covered with shame. (Psalm 34:4-5) God is Love Isaiah speaks about Jesus Christ’s love for His people in hundreds of ways. It says He tends His flock like a shepherd. He gathers the lambs …
New Every Morning is God’s Love (Part 2)
God fulfilled what He had foretold through all the prophets, sending Jesus Christ, His Messiah, to suffer and be raised from the dead to save us. Now we are to turn away from our old ways of thinking, being, and doing and re-turn to God, so that our sins may be wiped out and that times of refreshing may come …