Prayer Letters

Philippians 1:21 = “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Having been a Christian for a number of years, this verse means a lot to me. I am not so bold to say that my life has been a perfect reflection of a child of God, but I have become…

Psalms 119:97 & 98= “O how love I thy law! It is my meditation all the day. Thou through Thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.”  The entire 119 Psalm is a compilation of statements recognizing the blessing the Word of God is to the reader. The…

II Chronicles 21:20 = “(Jehoram) Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired.” Here was a man that had a lot going for him. He was in the lineage of David and had become king of Judah when his…

Luke 2:1 = “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.” It is interesting that one of the accounts of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Bible would be introduced by an occasion such as this.…

Hebrews 10:24 = “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” Whenever I see the work “provoke” it causes me to envision a negative activity toward another. Verses like Ephesians 6:4 come to mind. “And ye fathers, “provoke” not your children to wrath but bring them up in the…

Psalms 139:16 = “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in Thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.”  In this verse David is acknowledging that God knew all about him even before hewas born. Actually when he was just…

Jeremiah 17:9 = “The heart is deceitful above all things, and is desperately wicked: who can know it?”  Nancy and I enjoy watching some of the Hallmark and Up TV romantic movies. (I still need guidance on how to be romantic toward my wife) Often times the couples are challenged to “Follow their heart.”  Recently…

Titus 2:14 refers to Christians as “a peculiar people” meaning beyond usual or special. As the world gets farther and farther away from the standards set forth in the Word of God, Christians ought to be more distinguishable that ever before in history. (I imagine that Noah really “stuck out” in his day.) It shouldn’t…

I John 4:19 = “We love Him, because He first loved us.” The other day I was listening to a message by the late Adrian Rogers and he was sharing how often our love for someone or something hinges on the “because”. As a result, when the “because” is no longer there, the love is…

Matthew 21:23=“And when He was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? And who gave thee this authority?”  This was the confrontation that Jesus had with the religious leaders of His day. He…