16 But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble.
17 You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
you, God, are my fortress,
my God on whom I can rely.
On 02/01/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
On 01/31/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
On 01/29/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
On 01/26/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
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From DSC:
Since my college days, I’ve been trying to be more aware of my blind spots. One of those blind spots back then for me (among many…and I’m still trying to identify my blind spots) was pride. These days, I have to always be on the lookout for pride — is it trying to fly under the radar again on me? Am I not seeing it in myself? Is what I’m doing helpful to someone else? What are my motives?
I say this because I remember the times when the LORD got a hold of me and had to humble me big time. I recall some days in college when it took a Big 10 Championship to make me happy…and then by the end of my senior year, a blooming flower could lift me up. The humbling process that the LORD takes us through can be very painful. I try to avoid it.
More church websites invite posting of prayers — from USAToday.com by Cathy Lynn Grossman
Need prayer power? Try the World Wide Web. More than four in 10 Protestant churches with websites now invite people to post pleas to the Lord on the main church site so volunteers and staff can chime in on the soulful call, according to a new survey.
On 01/22/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
On 01/22/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
[Ask, Seek, Knock] Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
Matthew 7:12 — from Bible Gateway’s Verse of the Day
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Year in review: 2010 at Bible Gateway — from Bible Gateway by Rachel Barach
Excerpt:
The New Year is well underway now, and all of us at Bible Gateway hope it’s off to a great start for you and yours! Looking back, we are happy to say that 2010 was a good year for us at Bible Gateway. We are blessed to be part of an extraordinary community of people—people who visit Bible Gateway to undergo the life-changing experience of reading God’s Word.
You might be interested to know that, in 2010:
- More than 70 million people visited Bible Gateway.
- We spent more than 23 million hours (over 1.4 billion minutes!) reading Scripture on Bible Gateway.
- More than 18 million people visited Bible Gateway from outside the United States.
- We had visitors from more than 236 countries or territories.
- Three of our top ten most popular Bible translations were Spanish language versions.
- People visiting Bible Gateway on mobile devices increased by 83% over last year, and by 51% for mobile device visits from outside the United States.
It is clear that Bible Gateway continues to be a favorite online destination for people who want to read God’s Word, and more people than ever are finding Bible Gateway on their mobile devices or from countries around the globe, some of which offer only restricted access to the Bible, if any at all. Praise the Lord!
2 Corinthians 5:19-20 — from BibleGateway.com’s Verse of the Day
“that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them (emphasis DSC). And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.”
On 01/04/2011,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Psalm 90:12 — from BibleGateway.com
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
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This verse has been a great one, but also a tough one for me. It has taught me that my time here on Earth is very limited — and to try to live life to its fullest (something I’m still trying to get a handle on). It’s been tough in that it has cranked up the internal RPM’s, knowing my life is but a vapor. I believe I will be called to account for how I used what He gave me…and that puts internal pressure on me. I know, I know…this is not everyone’s viewpoint and probably not a healthy response — but these are “the glasses” that I’m looking through at this point in my life.
On 12/31/2010,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 — from BibleGateway.com
This is what the LORD says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
On 12/27/2010,
in faith, relationships,
by Daniel Christian
Isaiah 9:6 — from BibleGateway.com
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.