Lord, You are my portion,You are all that I needYour goodness fills me upwhen on your Word I feed. The measure of Your grace,fills me to the brimfor, when I study and readYour sufficiency sets in. With each verse that I tuck,deep down in my heartmy joy becomes completeas eternal hope You impart. I find … More The Lord Is My Portion ~ 09/17/2025
. He fills me with joy,I overflow with His peacemy happiness in Jesuswell, how could it cease? For, I am submerged,in His mighty powermy hope presses throughthe darkest of hours. He fills me with faith,in what I can’t seeI’ll trust Him each dayuntil with Him I’ll be. He saturates me,with eager anticipationfor the day of … More My Hopeful Joy ~ 07/14/2025
This is not my first time writing on this topic or a version thereof. In fact, my Master’s thesis was about ” Christian Joy.” Rarely however in scripture is one concept so clearly articulated as David did here in the climax of this psalm: Psalm 16 Psalm 16:11 CONTEXT THE progress of thought in this … More Friday Feature Quote – “Life of Joy” – 06/13/2024
ZEPHANIAH 3 Chapter CONTEXT from Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) – We now return to Jerusalem, and must again hear what God has to say to her, I. By way of reproof and threatening, for the abundance of wickedness that was found in her, of which divers instances are given, with the aggravations of them … More Devotional -Plus Interesting Reads – 05/16/2023
Hebrews 3:1-6 Read chapter and Verse CONTEXT from Matthew Henry Bible Commentary Also, see BibleRef.com for additional comments. Pray for the Grace of Hope
JOHN 17 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: This chapter is a prayer, it is the Lord’s prayer, the Lord Christ’s prayer. There was one Lord’s prayer which he taught us to pray, and did not pray himself, for he needed not to pray for the forgiveness of sin; but this was properly and peculiarly his, and … More Devotional Thought for Today – 01/18/2023
Once again, social science proves the Bible right. Back in 1938, it’s unlikely that few, if any, of the 268 Harvard sophomores who signed up to be part of the “Grant Study,” and another 456 Boston inner city youth who registered for the “Glueck Study,” could have imagined they’d still be the subject of a … More When it Comes to Happiness, 85-Year-Long Harvard Study Confirms the Wisdom of the Bible
As Thanksgiving approaches, we Christians, above all others, ought to be marked by a spirit of joy and thankfulness. The reason is simple: We have received innumerable blessings from the hand of our God and Father. In fact, the key to cultivating genuine gratitude in the Christian life is to appreciate this filial relationship that … More The Christian’s Double Satisfaction
PSALM 33 Chapter CONTEXT from MHCC: This is a psalm of praise; it is probable that David was the penman of it, but we are not told so, because God would have us look above the penmen of sacred writ, to that blessed Spirit that moved and guided them. The psalmist, in this psalm, I. … More Devotional Thought for Today – 11/11/2022
Galatians 6 In yesterday’s devotional, we looked at Phillippians 2:1-2 and having the mind of or better put the attitude of Christ in our daily lives. One of the things Paul clearly spoke of was Christian Joy and how that comes with fellowship with like-minded believers. Being Joyous does not always entail a party. Galatians … More Devotional Thought for Today – 09/15/2022
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