Sanctification

“You have anointed my head with oil…” Psalm 23:5b In the Old Testament a prophet would anoint the head of the next king.  You are royalty and are anointed to be a prince or princess!  David was anointed when he was a young boy to become the next king of…

“…for we walk by faith, not by sight…” 2 Corinthians 5:8 Whenever there is the word “for” in the Bible, you should look what is before it to find out what it is there for!  The verse before this says that while we are at home in the body we…

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…” Genesis 1:1 What a beautiful land that we live in!  From the plains and grasslands of the west to the hills and mountains of South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and up into the trees of the Midwest, there is…

“…for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 You might be in a state of waiting.  You are putting footwork to your wait.  But now what?  God would desire that you find joy in the journey!  We, as human beings, tend to seek the goal, strive for…

Keep a proper perspective: “I will enter His gates with Thanksgiving in my heart, I will enter His courts with praise…” Psalm 100:4 We can get really caught up in the immediate, especially when things aren’t going well.  But that’s the time that we most need to spend time in…

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell securely; And this is…