Matt. 2:12 ¶ Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. A number of years ago I came across a book of Christmas poems written by John Wright Follette. These poems have been a great blessing to me over the years. …
Ps.65:9 – You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; the stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for so You prepare the earth. The challenge all of us face everyday has to do with our perception of everything around us. Is our world view caught …
Ps.73:25 – Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. What are you thankful for as we enter into this Thanksgiving season? We could all make an endless list of all the Lord has done for us in 2022. He has provided everything we need …
Jn.7:37 – Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. What do you like about Thanksgiving? Could it be the time off to reflect, family gatherings, all the special food and fixings, or maybe just …
2 Thes.2:13,14 – But we should always give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth. It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may obtain the …
Rev.14:3 – And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one was able to learn the song except the 144,000 who had been purchased from the earth. Every season has its own share of things to deal with. Jonathan Edwards pastored a church …
Merry Friday by Parris “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful”. Col 3:15 The foundation stone of the New Testament is “for grace ye are saved through faith, not of yourself for it is the gift of God”. …
Ps.98:1 – Oh sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things! His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. Ps.100:4 – Come right into his presence with thanksgiving. Come bring your thank offering to him and affectionately bless his beautiful name! There is something about thankfulness …
Psa. 136:1 ¶ Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Complaining is the opposite of being thankful. Murmuring and complaining caused a whole generation of Jews to fall short of the promise and die in the wilderness. Paul said those things happened as an example to us. …
Ps. 100:4 – Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! This is the great lesson of the children of Israel in their wilderness drama. They couldn’t enter in to the promised rest because of unbelief. Their unbelief was expressed in unthankfulness. All they could think …
