Compassion -Psalms 135:13-14

"Your name, O LORD, endures forever, Your fame, O LORD, throughout all generations. For the LORD will judge His people, and He will have compassion on His servants."

God-Who-Forgives -Psalms 99:6-9

This promise talks about how God was faithful to Old Testament "heroes of the faith". The God that was faithful and forgiving to them is the same God that we serve.

"Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called upon His name; They called upon the LORD, and He answered them. He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them. You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, though You took vengeance on their deeds. Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy."

My Rock of Refuge -Psalms 94:20-23

"Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with You? They gather together against the life of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood. But the LORD has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge. He has brought on them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The LORD our God shall cut them off."

God's Faithfulness and Might -Psalms 89:8-10

"O LORD God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. You rule the raging of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. You have broken Rahab in pieces, as one who is slain; You have scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm."

The Warfare -2 Corinthians 10:3-6

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled."

The promise I wanted to point out here is that our weapons as a Christian are "mighty in God"...it's not our strength at work here.

Dry Land into Watersprings -Psalms 107:33-38

This promise is not only about God's judgement, but also about God's provision and faithfulness.

"He turns rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it. He turns a wilderness into pools of water, and dry land into watersprings. There He makes the hungry dwell, that they may establish a city for a dwelling place, and sow fields and plant vineyards, that they may yield a fruitful harvest. He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease."

Bound in Chains -Psalms 107:10-16

This section is a great passage of promise...God will restore those who return to Him.

"Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, bound in affliction and irons--Because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High, Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their chains in pieces. Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two."

Judge the People Righteously -Psalms 67:3-4

"Let the peoples praise You, O God; Let all the peoples praise You. Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, and govern the nations on earth."

The Power of God's Word -Psalms 19:7-11

This passage is a great promise regarding God's Word, (The Bible), and the power it can have in our life.

"The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; The statues of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward."

The LORD is With Me -Jeremiah 20:11

"But the LORD is with me as a mighty, awesome One. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper. Their everlasting confusion will never be forgotten."

Saved From Wrath -Romans 5:9

"Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him." 

Through God -Psalms 60:12

"Through God we will do valiantly, For it is He who shall tread down our enemies."

He Remains Faithful -2 Timothy 2:11-13

"This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him. If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself."

Here we have in Paul's exhortation to Timothy a reminder that God is faithful.

He is faithful in his promises of life to those who follow Him, and He is faithful to keep His Word and deny life to those who deny Him.

So which side are you on? To me this is a convicting passage, as it reminds me that although I claim salvation, I know my life doesn't always look like that...


...because when I sin, I'm really denying Him.

The Day of the Lord -2 Peter 3:10-13

Wow, I'm really on time this week!

These verses are a good reminder of the promise of Christ's Return.

"But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells.

These verses are the verses my Pastor preached on today...I found it an encouraging reminder that since we have this promise of Christ's return, we should be people who live holy lives, people who are expectantly waiting for the return of our Lord. (Verse 11 in the above passage talks about that!)


"Even so, come, Lord Jesus!"

Being Destroyed or Receiving Deliverance -Psalms 37:38-40

These verses follow right after what I posted yesterday...

"But the transgressors shall be destroyed together; The future of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them and deliver them; He shall deliver them from the wicked, And save them, Because they trust in Him."

Deliver the Godly -2 Peter 2:9

"then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment."

I need to give a little introduction to this verse...we've been going through 2 Peter in church, and we had been looking at this verse today (verses 4-10).

Right before this, we get a history lesson that recounts some of the things God has done:

• He punished the angels who sinned (v.s. 4)
• Destroyed the earth, but saved Noah (v.s.5)
• Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah (v.s. 6)
• Delivered Lot (v.s. 7-8)

Then, after being remind of God's Power, we get the verse I posted today. If God did all those things, than God can deliver those who are His, and He can punish those who are not.

I think it's cool when God reminds us of what He's done in the past...we can use it as encouragement to remind us that God really is in control.

Justice for the Oppressed -Psalms 103:6

The next verse in Psalms 103...

"The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed."

Redeeming My Life -Psalms 103:4

This post is a continuation from last night's post...

"Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,"

God Has Seen -Psalms 10:13-14

We just read this chapter together as a family this evening...I saw these verses, and thought I'd share them here!

"Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, "You will not require an account." But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless."

God is a faithful God. He's faithful in His mercy, and faithful in His Judgment.

These verses point to the fact that God does see all that we do, and that He is faithful to repay the wicked.

However, these verses also remind us that God is a helper of the fatherless...in our tough situations, we need to trust Him to deliver us.

A Branch -Isaiah 11:1-5

Wow, really late today guys....so I'm just going to post the verses...

"There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. His delight is in the fear of the Lord, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist."