September 26
“But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. But whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.” During the course of a single day, we are confronted by numerous situations that can be seen as opportunities to witness […]
September 25
“God is our refugee and strength, a very present help in trouble.” In times of problems and troubles in our lives we feel we are alone but it is because we tend to push God aside. It is during the times of trouble that we are really our strongest because God is there to hold […]
September 24
“Christ Himself died once and for all for sins, the upright for the sake of the guilty, tolead us to God.” There is no act we can perform that mitigates the suffering of Jesus. When we find ourselves motivated to action by the thought that we will somehow “earn points” by doing a good deed, […]
September 23
“Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.” Sometimes when I am all alone I feel somebody is nearby. God is looking over my shoulder. God is always […]
September 22
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” Poor Jeremiah, what a dreary life a prophet of doom must have had. And how many times do you suppose he said “And the LORD saith”? But what a […]
September 21
“To one who knows the right thing to do, and does not do it, to him it is sin.” The teacher was giving her Sunday School children a lesson on sin. She wanted them to understand the difference between sins of commission and the sins of omission. “Sins of commission,” the teacher explained, “are the […]
September 20
As years pass, there is a lot of fanfare with the passing of seasons, and new year celebrations. Calendars change. Time rolls on – from when no one really knows. One thing, however, has been constant for me – people! My life in the Lord began in Houston Cumberland Presbyterian Church fifty years ago in […]
September 19
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for the Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” I often think about the second part of this […]
September 18
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear […]
September 17
“How long, O Lord? Will you forget me for ever?How long will you hide your face from me?” Maker of the stars of night; spread your love, send your light; turn my night to day Help me through my doubt and fear; let me feel your presence near; I have lost my way How long […]