Category Archives: Daily Minute
persistance
No matter what, don’t give up. God is able. Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. Jeremiah 32:17 … Continue reading
provision
With God’s blessing, what we have will be enough. And Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me; what have you in the house?” And she said, “Your servant has nothing in the house except a … Continue reading
friends
Our moms were right; we will eventually act like the people we play with. Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV
salvation truth
Satan has deceived millions of people into thinking they need to earn their salvation. The truth is better. …but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23b ESV
gospel salvation
Jesus was the only one who would never have to suffer for sin– yet He chose to suffer for ours. For the wages of sin is death… Romans 6:23 ESV
contentment
We learn contentment by trusting God with those things that cause discontent. Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and … Continue reading
church life
Pray for your pastor. His happiness will benefit you both. Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy … Continue reading
Jesus, our Savior
The crucifixion wasn’t nearly as painful for Jesus as was the unleashing of God’s wrath on Him for every sin of all who would believe. Oh, praise Him. And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole … Continue reading
thankfulness
There are only two types of people in the world– those who thank God, and those who don’t. Let’s be God-thankers! For although they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they … Continue reading
pride
We should beware of thinking that we are better than someone else– God just may show us how wrong we are. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Galatians 6:3 ESV
attributes of God
Each of God’s attributes is perfectly in sync with every other attribute, all of the time. He is always 100% just, 100% holy, 100% good. When He displays His wrath, His love is not diminished. When He exhibits mercy, His … Continue reading
sovereignty and salvation
Jesus knew exactly who He came to save- His people, every one of His people. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. Matthew 1:21 ESV
heaven
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, … Continue reading
vanity & heart beauty
We spend much of our lives looking in a mirror, considering our appearance, when that just might be the one thing that ought to matter least. “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, … Continue reading
sin & forgiveness
May every sin send us running to the One who is faithful to forgive. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 ESV
Jesus, our comfort
Of all the people we could go to for comfort, Jesus is the only One who truly understands. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide … Continue reading
God, our teacher
We are students of the Most High God. Teach me, O Lord, to follow your decrees; then I will keep them to the end. Psalm 119:33 NIV
praise & worship
Sometimes it does our hearts good to just praise Him. “The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.” 2 Samuel 22:47 ESV
words
What if your last words were your last words? Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 ESV
confidence
Confidence in God is always well placed. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. Hebrews 10:35 NIV