lies

In this day and age, we're seeing false narratives abounding. Mass media is one of the prime purveyors of false narratives with almost every report they put out being suspect for falsehoods of just about every stripe. Even pulpits in so many churches do this, and have done it for centuries, such...

Monday, August 29, 2016, 4:53 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “It Is Well.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read 3 John 1:1-12 (ESV). Well with My Soul (vv. 1-4) The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth. Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you...

Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 6:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read James 1:19-27 (ESV). Slow to Anger (vv. 19-21) This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the...

Monday, May 9, 2016, 8:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song, “Near the Cross.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Romans 16 (select vv. NASB). Servants of the Lord (vv. 1-5a) I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea; that you...

Tuesday, January 5, 2016, 5:22 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind this song: Refiner’s Fire / Doerksen, Brian Refiner's fire, my heart's one desire is to be holy; set apart for You, Lord. I choose to be holy; set apart for You, my Master, ready to do Your will. Speak, Lord, your words to my...

War, politics, lies, betrayal, the murdering of innocents, our young men and women in uniform dying on a battle field via men of power; takeovers of nations, sin abounding, the church asleep or complacent for the most part; the gospel diluted, and do we even notice? Through all that is going on...

Sunday, November 8, 2015, 11:34 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “The Lord’s Anointed.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 23 (quoting vv. 1-6 NASB). Destroying Shepherds (vv. 1-2; cf. Ezekiel 34) “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of...

Thursday, November 5, 2015, 1:45 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I Do Not Seal My Lips.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 15:10-21 (NASB). The passage in Jeremiah 15 begins by God telling Jeremiah to send the people away from his presence and to let them go. The...

Saturday, October 24, 2015, 6:30 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Jeremiah 2 (Selected NASB). Youthful Devotion (vv. 1-3) Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus...

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 7:00 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “For Our Nation.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 47 (quoting vv. 1-7 NASB). “Come down and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the...