Daily Inspirations

  Good morning. Here we go again with the Pastor's favorite book – James. We've mentioned these things before. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. We cannot seek wisdom in ourselves or in the world. Neither will have a perfect answer. We have to ask of God; and we have to be willing to listen and obey Him. We don't like to listen to advice that does not agree with what we want it to say. That can't be from God, we say! Verse six: but let him ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. We have to believe that God will answer our cry for wisdom. We can't say yes that's from God – no it's not – yes it is – no it's not. Whoa, I'm getting seasick! But that's the way we act; all of us. When we do that we cannot expect that we will receive anything from the Lord. James says that those peopl...

  Good morning. Psalm 62: my soul waits in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. Too many times our soul is in turmoil. We can't hear what God is saying because the cares of the world are too loud. Even when our body is still our soul is not. He gives us our hope; that confident expectation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. He is our solid rock; a shelter against the storm. Trust in God at all times – pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. We can tell God everything that is in our heart. He already knows it; but we have a need to tell Him. We can trust Him. Father help the reader to still his/her soul; to be silent in his/her heart waiting for a word from You. You are his/her stronghold; he/she will not be shaken. He/she can trust in You at all times. He/she can pour out his/her heart before You. He/she will know beyond a shadow of a doubt what Your will is for him/her.

  Good morning. This is from Titus chapter 2. Instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age. Sadly too many Christians don't do this. God doesn't strike them down the moment they do something wrong so they act like children. They push the envelope farther and farther. Well God did not strike me down for doing this, so let's do a little bit more and see what happens. They get wrapped up in worldly things (like the seed sewn among the thorns that the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things entered in and choked the word). They no longer care about living sensibly, righteously, and godly. They are trying to make the next dollar so they can buy more things, instead of looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus. Jesus gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people...

  Good morning. Some more verses from Psalms. For You have been my stronghold, and a refuge in the day of my distress. Why do we need a stronghold? You don't need one when you are attacking; you need one when you are being attacked. And we are being attacked every day. It's not going to get better as the day draws near; it is only going to get worse. You can see it in the news headlines every day. Not only fear of personal safety, but also fear of being attacked for not being politically correct. For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness. Through our God we shall do valiantly; it is He who will tread down our enemies. It is not our fight, it is God fight. Hear my cry, O God; give heed to my prayer. We rely on God not on our own strength. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a refuge for me. Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. There's that image of the mother hen protecting us again. It is not up to us; it is up to G...

  Good morning. This morning we're going to look at second Timothy chapter 2. But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. And the Lord's bond servant must not be quarrelsome. There's a lot of speculation going on in the body of Christ today about the end times. And sometimes these things do produce quarrels like between the Republicans and the Democrats. While some of it may be true, a lot of it is speculation. Whatever is going to happen, it doesn't matter. We need to be ready to go in an instant; but also ready to endure for the rest of our lives. Some people are ready to fight at the drop of a word. But we are to be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will. When Chri...

  Good morning. This morning we're going to look at some bits and pieces from Psalm 57. For my soul takes refuge in You; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge, until destruction passes by. He will send forth from heaven and save me. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. So many times God uses the imagery of a mother hen protecting her chicks under her wings. It's when we get out from under that protection that we get into trouble. It's just like our children wanting to get out from under us. They want to be on their own. And they don't want us telling them what to do. That sounds too much like Christians today. They want the benefits and protection from God; but they don't want to be told what to do. Then destruction will not pass them by; it will come upon them. Then God will have to send from heaven and save them. But sadly He won't always do that. He will let them stew in their own juices for a while. But for us our heart is ste...

  Good morning. This is from first John chapter 5. And this is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. The question is, do we know that He hears us; or is it that we simply hope He does. That's how too many Christians live their lives – hoping God hears them. It also says that we have to ask according to God's will. That's probably why so many Christians end their prayers with – if it's Your will. Of course there are times when we don't know God's will about a specific situation. That's usually about a specific direction we should take in our lives. We can't know God's will if we're not in His word. Remember His word is living and divides between the soul and spirit. He can't divide if He has nothing to work with. There is a thin line between soul and spirit. The div...