October 2
My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. —Psalm 34:2. We have no basis to boast in our own might. We can’t preserve our lives. We
My soul will boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. —Psalm 34:2. We have no basis to boast in our own might. We can’t preserve our lives. We
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. —Psalm 34:1. One way to keep our life on track and our hearts surrendered to
I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws. —Psalm 119:30. Yesterday we committed to follow the Lord Jesus wholeheartedly. Let’s not forget it and slip
And anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. —Psalm 119:133 God’s Scriptures, the word of God, and the Lord Jesus, the incarnated Word of God, provide light
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. —Proverbs 10:32. How many times have you said just the “wrong”
Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. —Psalm 23:6. God is our Shepherd. Our
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. – Psalm 23:5. Our verse from the beautiful and
What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted. —Proverbs 10:24. The wicked fear the triumph of goodness, holiness, and righteousness. The wicked fear not
Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” —Luke 9:23. Offering ourselves to
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship.
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him
The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. —Romans 8:19. Eagerly waits! Don’t you love that phrase! Think of a groom waiting for his
For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. —Matthew 18:20. When are friends more than friends? When they gather in the name of
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. —Romans 6:14. As we called on Jesus’ name in baptism and trusted him to
How much better to get wisdom than gold, to choose understanding rather than silver! – Proverbs 16:16. What are the greatest riches in life? Well, surely they are not silver
What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! —Romans 6:15. This matching verse to Romans 6:1-2 serves as a great reminder that sin