HPBC Daily Blog (Page 241)
Verse of the Day – Psalms 139:23-24 KJV
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
But it’s such a BIG world!
But it’s such a BIG world! I read a quote recently that really intrigued me. Especially if you place it alongside what our Pastor said the other day, I’ll paraphrase because my memory is kind of like my wallet. Full of holes. He said, “We should be like Christ in everything that we do, and we should be like that all the time.” And the quote that I read was this: “The man who lives in a small community lives…
Building Community
Building Community From Our Daily Bread – July 24, 2017 Read: Ephesians 2:19–3:11 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus. Ephesians 3:6 “Community” is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives, says Henri Nouwen. Often we surround ourselves with the people we most want to live with, which forms a club or a clique, not a community.…
Verse of the Day – Galatians 5:14 KJV
For all the law fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Didn’t Get Credit?
Didn’t Get Credit? From Our Daily Bread – July 23, 2017 Read: Colossians 4:7–18 Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 Hollywood musicals were wildly popular during the 1950s and 1960s, and three actresses in particular—Audrey Hepburn, Natalie Wood, and Deborah Kerr—thrilled viewers with their compelling performances. But a huge part of the appeal of these actresses was the breathtaking singing that enhanced their acting. In fact, the…
Verse of the Day – 1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV
But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
“I’m Really Scared . . .”
“I’m Really Scared . . .” From Our Daily Bread – July 22, 2017 Read: Philippians 4:4–9 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 “I’m really scared.” This was the poignant note a teenager posted to friends on Facebook as she told them of some upcoming medical tests. She was facing hospitalization and a series of procedures in a city three hours from home and anxiously waited…
Verse of the Day – Jeremiah 17:7-8 KJV
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
The Two Sides of the Coin
The Two Sides of the Coin Lately I have been thinking on the idea that the path to building your faith in God is like the two sides of a coin. One side is labeled ‘Pride’ the other is labeled ‘Humility’. You cannot be prideful and be Humble at the same time. Matthew 23:12 KJV, Jesus said, “And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.” In order to seek Christ I…
Dressed Up
Dressed Up July 21, 2017 Read: Romans 13:11–14 Clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 13:14 In her book Wearing God, author Lauren Winner says our clothes can silently communicate to others who we are. What we wear may indicate career, community or identity, moods, or social status. Think of a T-shirt with a slogan, a business suit, a uniform, or greasy jeans and what they might reveal. She writes, “The idea that, as with a garment, Christians might wordlessly speak something…
Verse of the Day – Malachi 3:10 KJV
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, said the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
A Time for Everything
A Time for Everything From Our Daily Bread – July 20, 2017 Read: Ecclesiastes 3:1–14 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 While flying recently, I watched a mother and her children a few rows ahead of me. While the toddler played contentedly, the mother gazed into the eyes of her newborn, smiling at him and stroking his cheek. He stared back with a wide-eyed wonderment. I enjoyed the moment with a…