You Have Done It -Psalms 52:7-9

""Here is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness." But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever. I will praise You forever, Because you have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good."

The Lord is Good -Psalms 100:4-5

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations."

It Is Good For Me -Psalms 73:27-28

"For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all Your works."

Favorable To Your Land -Psalms 85:1-3

"LORD, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger."

Tender Mercies -Psalms 145:9

"The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works."

The Horns of the Righteous Shall Be Exalted -Psalms 75:9-10

"But I will declare forever, I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. "All the horns of the wicked I will also cut off, But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.""

Satisfies the Longing Soul -Psalms 107:8-9

"Oh, that men would give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness."

Exceedingly Great Reward -Genesis 15:1

"After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

The chapter before this verse recounts the story of how Abraham's nephew, Lot, was captured during a battle between multiple kingdoms...and His rescue that Abraham coordinated. At the end of the rescue, Abraham was offered all the goods that He recovered (because He rescued more people than just Lot). However, Abraham refused to take anything!

So imagine what may have been going through His mind at this point...maybe fear, thinking that those who captured Lot could try to come and attack him. Maybe also another kind of fear, wondering if giving up the earthly goods was giving up what ultimately would make Him happy.

And then comes the beginning of the next chapter, where God steps in and reminds him that He doesn't need to be afraid of enemies around him...God is his Shield, his protection. And He doesn't need to be afraid that he is missing out on earthly treasures...God Himself is his Exceedingly Great Reward!


Wow. What a promise! When we start to lose focus, and start looking to the world, remember...God will protect us, and He is our ultimate reward!

Upholding The Righteous -Psalms 37:16-17

"A little that a righteous man has Is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous."

I really find it encouraging to know that God does uphold those who are His...

Torn to Healed -Hosea 6:1-2

I saw these verses and I wanted to share them with you...I found them extremely encouraging.

"Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight." 

Part of me wonders if the second verse is partially a prophecy regarding Christ's Resurrection...but regardless, I found this promise a good one to remember.

If there is anything separating us from God, we need to repent! God promises that even though He has "torn" us, He will heal us.

The trials in life that beat us down are only the beginning if we turn towards Him. However, these verse's don't promise that everything will be perfect if we repent. What these verse do promise for the Christian is that God will heal us and help us through those hard times.

That's something the world can't offer.

Trust and Delight -Psalms 37:3-4

I saw this chapter in Psalms, and was like, wow...it's chock full of promises!"

However, I think I will spread them out, and not do them all at once...so here is a couple verses I wanted to share today.

"Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart."

These two verses remind us that we should trust in God, do good, feed on His faithfulness, and Delight in God.

Wow. That list is definitely not easy. In fact, it's impossible on our own strength. (Only through Christ!)

But if you do those things, you can be encouraged by the promise found at the end.


"...He shall give you the desires of your heart."

Return to God -Zechariah 1:3

This verse is a good encouragement to repent...sin separates us from God, and God promises to return to those who return to Him.

"Therefore say to them, 'Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Return to Me," says the Lord of Hosts, "and I will return to you," says the Lord of Hosts."

Thanksgiving! -Psalm 107:1

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!

"Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever." 

The Lord is Good! -Psalm 34:8

I just saw this verse this evening, and it really encouraged me to just rest in God...because He is Good! I am blessed when I trust in Him!

"Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!

To Everything there is a Purpose..His Purpose. -Ecclesiastes 3:11

Today I got the opportunity to hear a message on Ecclesiastes 3. It gave me a perspective on the verse that I'm sharing that I don't think I've really had before.

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end."

The message I heard was mainly on verses 1-8 of the passage, which is the section where it goes into how there are different times and seasons (times of life and death, times of love and hate, times to weep and laugh, ect.).

To be completely honest, I'm not sure why I hadn't thought of what I'm about to share before.

Even when we face trials and sorrows in this life, verse eleven tells us that God makes everything beautiful in it's time. God takes those hardships and trials in our life, those times when we are working through sin in our lives, and turns it into something beautiful, something that brings glory to Him. And He gives us as Christians the honor of being able to live out that "beautiful" life, which really is the honor of giving all that glory to Him, since it was God's doing in the first place.

God takes all of the good and bad, and makes each season lovely and perfect in it's own time.

Satan meant the trials in our life for evil, but God meant it for good.


...Yes, I was just thinking of the story of Joseph in the Bible.  :)

God knows who are His -Nahum 1:7

God's judgement is a serious thing.

I mean, since He is all-powerful, (omnipotent), facing his judgment is something that is extremely scary. Especially when you are facing His righteous indignation.

Okay. Wow. Wait a minute. How could a promise of God, (other than His judgement on sin), be found in a chapter like this? Well, the book of Nahum does contain a verse that I wanted to share.

"The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knows those who trust in Him."

It was amazing to see this verse. You see, the chapter surrounding this verse was talking about how God will punish His enemies. And then, right in the middle, we see these encouraging Words to those who trust in Him. When we see God's judgement on sin, we as Christians can know that God is good and that He will be our stronghold.

I also found the last part of the verse encouraging. Because when I look at a chapter like this, I see my own sin. I see where I fail time and time...and time again. And I see how deserving I am of God's Holy, Righteous, and Complete Judgement.

And yet, even though we as Christians still sin, God knows who are His. He knows who trusts in Him. And through Jesus' death on the cross, God's righteous indignation was poured out on His Son, freeing us from punishment of sin (and the bondage of sin itself).

All Praise to God.