Archives for October 2014

Proverbs 11:7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: And the hope of unjust men perisheth. For those missionaries working in a Catholic country I have found this verse to be of great help. When the wicked or lost –because all lost are wicked. Only salvation can make a good man out of us […]

Proverbs 10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: But the froward tongue shall be cut out. We need to know what is acceptable to say when we serve God as pastors, missionaries or soul winners. We must have wisdom to give. We can only get wisdom from the word of God and it […]

Proverbs 10:18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, And he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. Don’t be a fool! Open rebuke is better than secret love. Let your mouth say what is in your heart. You are a fool if you lie and slander due to the hatred that is in your […]

Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: But love covereth all sins. As a missionary you will be called on to train men. They will fail you and you will be hurt. How you deal with their failures and those of your co laborers will determine much of your success and show your character. It will […]

Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. What is your mouth? Is it a well of life? There is great power in the tongue. How are you using yours? Ephesians 4:29. Your mouth can’t speak what your heart has not experienced […]

Proverbs 4:16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. How I wish that we could challenge God’s people to not sleep until we have done some good until we have made some to stand. We must quit only avoiding the bad […]

Psalm 132:5 Until I find out a place for the LORD, An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. David said that he would not go to his house, nor to his bed, nor sleep until he had found a place for the Lord. Psalm 132:2-4. Can you imagine someone so consumed with the Lord […]

Psalm 111:6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, That he may give them the heritage of the heathen. Maybe the reason we do not have His power to the extent we wish is that we do not the right motives. What he desires is that we take the heathen for our […]

Psalm 103:21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Whose pleasure do you do with your life? Some say to each his own but God wants you to do his pleasure. You were created for his pleasure Colossians 1:16. What pleases you? What pleases him? Does […]

Psalm 101:3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. What a holy hatred! He hated those the work of those that turn aside. This is the hatred that is needed today. Over the years we see so many […]

Psalm 98:2 The LORD hath made known his salvation: His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath made known His salvation–He openly shewed his righteousness in the sight of the heathen. It would appear that God wants to make know His salvation. He is concerned about the salvation of […]

Psalm 81:11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; And Israel would none of me. God’s people will have none of Him and yet there are people all over the world that have never had the opportunity to accept or reject our God. We have never even carried the gospel to them. What […]

Psalm 78:33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in trouble. How are your days being consumed? As I get older I know that I do not want to waste the life that God has given me. I do not want to have to be disciplined of God for him to […]

Psalm 73:28 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 thy works. As the psalmist gets close to God he declares all God’s work. I wonder why we do not declare his works. Could it be that we […]

Psalm 68:11 The Lord gave the word: Great was the company of those that published it. Just how great is the company of those that publish His word. We must work to increase the size of the company that are concerned about getting the gospel to the world.

Psalm 66:4 All the earth shall worship thee, And shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. What a promise the psalmist makes to God through inspiration of the Holy Spirit. All the earth shall worship thee. It should be our heart’s desire to work at bringing this to pass. We should […]

Psalm 65:2 O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come. Everybody everywhere is looking for a “god” that actually hears prayers. Our God, the one true God does indeed hear and answer prayer. I wonder if this verse is saying that more than just Jews will come to Him because He hears […]

Psalm 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: What would happen if the righteous were to have a secret counsel?
 
 In the meeting we prepare our tongues and minds to shoot out blessing words. 3
2. In the meeting we pray so that we […]

Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. Like the old country preacher said: “Be a doing your giving while you’re a living so you’ll be a knowing where your stuffs a going” God gives to […]

Psalm 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: And all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. All the ends of the earth shall remember and that is a great promise. My question is what is happening to get them to know the first time. His […]

Psalm 12:2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: With flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. What does our conversation consist of? Do we speak vanity with our neighbors? We have good news to tell and share yet we spend our time flattering ourselves and speaking with a double heart. […]

Psalm 9:11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: Declare among the people his doings. What people did He want them to declare His doings among? I believe that even back in the Old Testament God was dealing with His nation, His people to declare His doings to all the world. Here is […]

Psalm 8:9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! Adam Clark says the following in his commentary on this verse:
 
The name of JESUS is celebrated in almost every part of the habitable globe; for his Gospel has been preached, or is in the progress of being preached, through […]

Psalm 8:1 O LORD our Lord, How excellent is thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Is His name Excellent in all the Earth? What have we done to make it excellent in all the Earth? His name without a doubt is excellent but I gather from this […]

Ezra 8:36 And they delivered the king’s commissions unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God. Some commissions come from the king that further the people and the house of God. The word furthered really interests me. What can I […]

Ezra 1:3 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. God has given the king a job to accomplish. The […]

Ezra 1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Cyrus realizes that it is God that has given him his position of leadership. With the position […]

II Chronicles 29:11 My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. This word to the men of God of old still applies to us today. We should not be negligent in the work we […]

I Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. All that I can dedicate to God is what He has already given me. It should not […]

1 Chronicles 29:2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and […]

I Chronicles 28:20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the […]