Verse of the Day

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  • August 10, 2012


    Acts 4:19-20 NASB


    But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking what we have seen and heard.”

    Personal Challenge…

    Peter and John hand to make that decision, that decision that can be the hardest in anyone’s life, to stand up for their faith when they knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the would be challenged and condemned for their faith. My prayer is that I would be able to speak as they did whenever that challenge confronts me someday. My desire is to be as bold as Peter and John every day of my life.

  • August 9, 2012


    Matthew 10:28 NASB


    Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

    Personal Challenge…

    Have you ever found yourself at that place in life where you are so concerned about your welfare, your life, that you compromise on your relationship with your Heavenly Father. Or worse yet, so concerned about the image that you might make with your friends, acquaintances or family that you back down on your representation of your life as a Christian. How easy it is for us to forget that it is our Lord who is the sustainer of our life, the provider of all that we have, the One who deserves all of our worship. Even if we are in a situation where our life could be taken from us only God holds our eternity in His hands. Stand up for Him at all times. Glorify Him in all things. Be bold and courageous for Him.

  • August 8, 2012


    Psalm 55:16-17 NIV


    But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

    Encouraging Words…

    Our Lord, my Lord, promises to reach out to me in the midst of my distress and save me. He hears my voice and responds. Do you notice though that there is the expectation that I will be calling out to Him, not just once in a while, but evening, morning, and noon. I don’t just turn to Him in times of need, but at all times. Only then will I know His voice.

  • August 2, 2012


    Deuteronomy 10:12-13 NASB


    Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require from you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the LORD’S commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good?

    Personal Challenge…

    The expectation is simple…however the execution is a lifelong journey. This is what we call theosis, living a life that is constantly being refined by the grace of our Lord so that we can be molded into His image. The steps of this journey are outlined in this command to Israel, it is our responsibility and should be our desire to follow these steps.

  • August 1, 2012


    1 Peter 2:1-3   NASB


    Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander, like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

    Personal Challenge…

    Have you ever found yourself having a difficult time “studying” the scriptures? I have often heard the excuse that the enemy is thwarting one from reading the scriptures. Even though this is true maybe it is more that we are attempting too hard to study and not just spend time reading them. Maybe there is something to how this verse describes this as longing for the pure milk of the word, not slicing into a thick steak. Maybe it is time to spend more time just reading God’s word and let the Holy Spirit be the one that impresses the teaching upon you.

  • July 31, 2012


    1 Timothy 4:10 NASB


    For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.

    Encouraging Words…

    I have had the awesome privilege of walking with our Lord, our Savior, for most of my life. One thing that has often shown up in this journey, and always caused me great concern, are those who claim to have the proper method of becoming a Christian. It turns out to be their way, actually their way of putting God in their box. This verse reminds us that its the living God, the Savior of all men, who defines what it is to be His child, a Christian. It is interesting to me that this verse clearly claims that God is the Savior of all men, especially those who believe in Him. I know that looking at it this way will definitely generate a lot of contention, but there are so many other scriptures that profess the work of Christ as bringing to mankind victory over death.

  • July 30, 2012


    Galatians 1:10 NASB

    For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

    Personal Challenge…

    I am sure that Paul was dealing with quite a dilemma in his life…please those in his life, whether friends or family or fellow learned men in the church…or please God. Have you ever found yourself trying to please someone in your life that you care about just to realize that to really do so would really soil the Name of the God that you serve? It is indeed a personal challenge to truly try to live your life in a way that honors God, that demonstrates that you are a bond-servant of Christ when it means alienation from your family, your friends, your coworkers, and even sometimes those whom you worship with. But it is God whom we should be seeking favor from.

  • July 25, 2012



    Acts 3:16 NASB


    “And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.”

    Encouraging Words…


    Faith…it is the center of our life in Christ. As you read through the accounts of healing in the New Testament you almost always see it accounted to faith. There are even accounts of Jesus saying that his ability to perform miracles is limited by the lack of faith of the people He is trying to minister to. And where does this faith need to be directed? It is to be directed to Jesus. It is in His names that salvation comes. It is in His name that we have victory over death. It is in His name that we can live lives that glorify God. It is not our churches, our doctrines, our knowledge or wisdom, our wealth or health, but it is in the name of the Son of God.

  • July 24, 2012



    Matthew 5:37 NASB


    “But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; and anything beyond these is of evil.”

    Personal Challenge…


    I recently had a conversation with a man that is a leader in a ministry. I was sharing with him some insights that I had into the operations of the ministry that were not ethical or godly. As a matter of fact the expectations from the ethics training for my secular company far exceeded these operations. His comment was something like, “But David, look at all of the people the are being touched by our ministry. Even if we are only 30% right in what we are doing isn’t it worth it to touch all of these people.” To be honest with you, I was shocked. As Christians we are commanded to speak the truth at all times, to live our lives as personal representatives of God. The ends never do justify the means. Not in God’s kingdom. It is harder to do things God’s way, to stand up for what is right, to be ethical and moral in our actions as much as we are in our sermons. Lord have mercy on those who have chosen to dilute God’s truth in order to gain “bigger” results.

  • July 23, 2012



    Malachi 3:1-5 NASB


    “Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the LORD of hosts. “But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap. And He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the LORD offerings in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD, as in the days of old and as in former years. Then I will draw near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers and against the adulterers and against those who swear falsely, and against those who oppress the wage earner in his wages, the widow and the orphan, and those who turn aside the alien, and do not fear Me,” says the LORD of hosts.

    Personal Challenge…


    How often have I longed for the coming of my Lord to take away the pains and sorrows of this earthly life? Yet how much do I have to realize that maybe I am not yet ready for His arrival. His desire is that I pursue Him with all of my heart, soul and mind; that I desire to be at His business in all that I do. How often does my yearning for His return become a hindrance to my being with Him in the midst of the labors that He has ordained for me to do. My journey of theosis can be one that is drawing me closer to Him, if I give up of myself and my desires…even my desire for His return. Have I really accomplished that which He has ordained me to do? Have I really become the righteous child that He wants me to be? If not, since not, then I must become less as He becomes more.