Category Archives: Daily Minute

God is so invested in His people, He meets with them whenever they wish. This is true of Israel: “For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be a … Continue reading →

We need not live under the guilt of our sin, when there is a Savior who is ready to restore. Have mercy on me, O God,  according to your steadfast love;  according to your abundant mercy  blot out my transgressions.  … Continue reading →

We praise the Lord for His many blessings, and we enjoy to the fullest every good thing He gives. But our deepest delight is not in the gift, but the Giver, and our joy in the treasure of His Word. … Continue reading →

The faith God gives is a saving sincere stubborn faith that will not let go of God. For by grace you have been saved through faith.  And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.  Ephesians … Continue reading →

When past sins haunt us, and the devil taunts us, we have One to whom we can run! The name of the LORD is a strong tower;  The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 NKJV Also: Psalm … Continue reading →

The Bible is best read slowly, verse by verse, and with each one asking God why these words are so important that He included them in His Book. Open my eyes, that I may behold  wondrous things out of your law.  Psalm … Continue reading →

There is no joy in an uncertain salvation, or confidence in a Savior who partially saves. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession … Continue reading →

Great peace have those who love your law;  nothing can make them stumble.  Psalm 119:165 ESV That’s one powerful promise! It’s not that those who love God’s law never stumble; they do stumble. However, they are never made to stumble. … Continue reading →

God’s Word is the source of our joy, our comfort, our hope, our security, our passion, our purpose, our deliverance! When we read the Bible regularly, these treasures will be ours– in abundance. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.  … Continue reading →

God’s prescription for a happy life: “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek … Continue reading →

When we truly believe Jesus is the Savior God promised, after the first sin (Genesis 3:15), that He is the Messiah God promised through the prophets (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7), and the One true God commissioned by God to save His … Continue reading →

A long time ago, God promised the people of Israel that He would give them a King. The King would love them, and forgive them, and show them how to live. His name would be Jesus. The people waited, and … Continue reading →

For thousands of years, men and women waited for their Messiah–the One who would save His people from their sins. And then, at just the right time, Jesus came. Today, men and women wait for the second-coming of their Messiah–the One who … Continue reading →

May Jesus be your joy. I say to the LORD, “You are my Lord;  I have no good apart from you.” You make known to me the path of life:  in your presence there is fullness of joy;  at your … Continue reading →

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 ESV The baby in that manger is God. … Continue reading →

I’ve found this to be true: Every conflict in life is settled in the heart of the believer by obedience to God’s Word. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your … Continue reading →

God so loves His children that He longs to hear them say, when they consider all the people and possessions in their lives, “I love God more!” And [Jesus] said to him,  “You shall love the Lord your God  with … Continue reading →

In suffering, in sadness, in trials, in temptations, in forgiveness, in faith, in humility, in hope, in rejoicing in Jesus, we press on. Not that I have already obtained this  or am already perfect, but I press on  to make … Continue reading →

God does not offer the gift of eternal life as though a person can decide to accept it or not. He graciously gives eternal life as a gift to those who trust in Christ as Savior and Lord. So we should … Continue reading →

I keep Philippians 4:8 in my arsenal. Obeying that verse is my best defense against the depression that tries to seep into my soul every year, about this time. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever … Continue reading →