Joy ⁽⁸⁰⁾

Job 33:14-30, Psalm 126, Luke 1:35-45 In many respects, joy is both easy and incredibly difficult to truly understand. On one hand, we understand that joy is something much deeper than the feelings of the moment. Yet, on the other hand, we use the word…

2 Chronicles 30:13-27, Nehemiah 8:7-12, Jeremiah 15:16 The passage in Nehemiah has some depth. First, the people (the Jewish people) were so ignorant of their own history and holy scriptures, that both had to be explained to them. As they learned what their God had…

Psalm 37:3-6, Joel 2:12-13, Isaiah 12:2-6, James 1:2-4 Integrity, so it is said, is doing the right thing when nobody is watching. It can be tempting to do the wrong thing when no one is watching. It is often easy to do the right thing…

Psalm 94, 2 Kings 11:6-23, 1 Peter 5:6-10 "When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy." Psalm 94:19 "Don’t be afraid, for those who are with us outnumber those who are with them." 2 Kings 6:16 "…casting all your cares on him,…

Psalm 42, 2 Samuel 7:18-29, Romans 15:7-13 "…Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalm 42:5 "…Do as you have promised, so that your name will be exalted forever…" 2 Samuel 7:25-26 The Psalmist and David…