Are you looking for true and lasting joy? Look to Jesus. Let him fill you with his joy.

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; I come before him with joyful songs (Psalm 100:1). We are to worship the Lord with joy. As I was thinking about this, my thoughts went to two chapters from God's Word: Isaiah 12 and Philippians 4. With joy, you will draw water from the wells of …

In Memory Of Her

Mark 14:1-16 "Wherever the Good News is spoken in the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her” (Mark 14:9).   * "Good News" - Christ's love for us: This is the Gospel. Our love for Him: This is our response to the Gospel. He died for us. We are to …

Before we can lead others

2 Samuel "And the Lord said to you (David), 'You shall shepherd my people Israel, and you shall become their king'" (2 Samuel 5:2). Who was David's Shepherd? Who was David's King? The Lord is my Shepherd - Psalm 23. He's the King of glory - Psalm 24. Before we can lead others, We must be led …

The God of grace and mercy can turn everything around for us.

This is a continuation of the Word of judgment, which began in Ezekiel 26. How final are the words at the end of Ezekiel 27: “You have come to a terrible end, and you will never exist again” (Ezekiel 27:36). This is the bad news concerning all of us. We are sinners. We are under …

Glimpses Of The Coming Kingdom

"Rejoice with all your heart...  Shout in triumph... Your King is coming to you...  " (Zechariah 9:9). Here, we have the prophecy that was fulfilled by Jesus when He entered the city of Jerusalem, on His way to the Cross. This is followed, in Zechariah 9:10, by the words, "He will rule from sea to …

Worship doesn’t begin in our hearts. It is put into our hearts by God.

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart (Psalm 138:1). Worship is to come from our hearts. We must emphasize this, but we must, also, emphasize something else, something that's very important. Worship doesn't begin there. It is put into our hearts by God. When we join, with the Psalmist, in saying, "I will praise …

Preaching the Word of the Lord – Psalm 100:1-5

"all the earth" (Psalm 100:1), "through all generations" (Psalm 100:5) - It wasn't just for there and then. It's for here and now. "Every person in every nation in each succeeding generation has the right to hear the news that Christ can save." The Good News of Christ is a message of triumph (Psalm 100:1). …

King of the whole earth

The Lord, our God, is “King of the whole earth. He rules the nations” (Psalm 46:10; Psalm 47:7-9). The Lord is great. He is “the great King” (Psalm 48:14). The Lord does not remain detached from us in isolated heavenly glory. He comes to us as the God of our salvation - “God will buy …

The greatness of God

The Lord is the great God (Psalm 95:3). We hear about great men, and we hear about great women. What is greatness? That depends on who is saying that someone is great. Here, we read about something more than human greatness (whatever that may mean). We read about the greatness of God. Here, we have true greatness.Think …

Facing our fears and triumphing over them

“Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” (Mark 6:50). We like to think that we're strong, but we're not. When the testing time comes aour way, we see how weak we really are. These are the times when we need to hear these words of Jesus, Fear is always there, waiting in the wings, …

We want to hear what the eternal God has to say to us.

My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old, things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us. We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation …

Listening to Jesus, and letting him shape our thinking

A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.” (Luke 9:35). Who do we listen to? Who shapes our thinking? What about Jesus? Do you listen to Jesus? Does he shape your thinking? We say that we believe in Jesus, but how much do we listen to …

Thinking about Jesus and thanking God for Jesus

I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us; yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses (Isaiah 63:7). Let us think of all that the Lord has done for us, and let …