Seeking Holiness Before A Holy God

10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord.     “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me,     and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God—     there never has been, and there never will be. (Isaiah 43:10) 6 Come, let us worship and bow down.     Let us…

Approaching God With The Respect He Deserves

… God in His wisdom saw to it that the world would never know Him through human wisdom… (1 Corinthians 1:21) “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” 6 Then he said,      “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the…

Will You Make Room For God?

2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving     and extol him with music and song. (Psalm 95:2) 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield;     my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy,     and with my song I praise him. (Psalm 28:7) 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.…

Be Stalwart

22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach,…

Be Still…And Know

Psalm 46 For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth. A song. 1 God is our refuge and strength,     an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way     and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam     and the mountains quake with their surging. 4 There is…

The Lord’s Supper: Remembering Who Jesus Is

31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:31-33)…