Daily Dose of God’s Glorious Love

July 29, 2018 Sunday “ 1 ¶   After these things Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2   Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. 3   And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. 4   Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. 5   Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6   But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do. 7   Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.” 8   One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, 9   “There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two small fish, but what are they among so many?” 10   Then Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was much grass in the place. So t

July 28, 2018 Saturday “ 1 ¶   « A Psalm of David. » The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2   He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. 3   He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. 4   Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 5   You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. 6   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.” (Psalm 23:1-6 NKJV)             Psalm 23 is probably one of the best-known passages of Scripture though most people may be exposed to it during funerals. That is understandable since Psalm 23 is a comfort to those who are dying and to those grieving a loss.                        It is of great importance the position of Psalm

July 27, 2018 Friday “ 1 ¶   Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies all around, 2   that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.” 3   Then Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the LORD is with you.” 4 ¶   But it happened that night that the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying, 5   “Go and tell My servant David, ‘Thus says the LORD: “Would you build a house for Me to dwell in? 6   “For I have not dwelt in a house since the time that I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt, even to this day, but have moved about in a tent and in a tabernacle. 7   “Wherever I have moved about with all the children of Israel, have I ever spoken a word to anyone from the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd My people Israel, saying, ‘Why have you not built Me a house of cedar?’ ”’ 8   “Now the

July 26, 2018 Thursday “ 11 ¶   Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh — who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands —  12   that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13   But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 ¶   For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15   having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is , the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16   and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17   And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18   For through Him we

Fall Tapestry Falls colors form amazing tapestry Many colors blend and new colors be The reds alight the whole like fire More of them our hearts desire The yellows bright places in the sea Of the wondrous rolling tapestry The green pockets here and there Adding poignancy to trees when bare The browns form the flowing sea The most plentiful color of falls tree God has a meaning to this tapestry Each color God gave us eyes to see The reds remind us sin and loss Redeemed by Jesus on the cross The green are from death set free And will grow and live eternally The yellows fro and too do toss If go too far will grow bare by loss What of the browns of tapestry That dim the colors of the sea They are dead though leaves see Dead to live now and eternally But the green trees red must share For life to spread color everywhere For only the red of Jesus’ blood Can stem the browns dying flood Receive the red and gre

July 25, 2018 Wednesday “ 20   I have found My servant David; With My holy oil I have anointed him, 21   With whom My hand shall be established; Also My arm shall strengthen him. 22   The enemy shall not outwit him, Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 23   I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him. 24   “But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him, And in My name his horn shall be exalted. 25   Also I will set his hand over the sea, And his right hand over the rivers. 26   He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’ 27   Also I will make him My firstborn, The highest of the kings of the earth. 28   My mercy I will keep for him forever, And My covenant shall stand firm with him. 29   His seed also I will make to endure forever, And his throne as the days of heaven. 30   “If his sons forsake My law And do not walk in My judgments, 31   If they break My statutes And do not keep My commandments, 32   The

July 24, 2018 Tuesday “1 ¶   “Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the LORD. 2   Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel against the shepherds who feed My people: “You have scattered My flock, driven them away, and not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your doings,” says the LORD. 3   “But I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 4   “I will set up shepherds over them who will feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, nor shall they be lacking,” says the LORD. 5   “Behold, the days are coming,” says the LORD, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And “”6   In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23:1-6 NKJV)   

July 23, 2018 Monday “ 53   When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret and anchored there. 54   And when they came out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, 55   ran through that whole surrounding region, and began to carry about on beds those who were sick to wherever they heard He was. 56   Wherever He entered into villages, cities, or in the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.” (Mark 6:53-56 NKJV             The land of Gennesaret is a fertile area on the Sea of Galilee located close to Capernaum. The word Gennesaret is a Hebrew word which means harp. It would be interesting to know why this area would be named with a word which means harp.             The Sea of Galilee was also known as Lake Gennesaret which shows the prosperity and popularity of this town. During the time of Jesus the Sea of Galilee would also

July 22, 2018 Sunday Ninth Sunday after Pentecost “ 30 ¶   Then the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught. 31   And He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. 32   So they departed to a deserted place in the boat by themselves. 33   But the multitudes saw them departing, and many knew Him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to Him. 34   And Jesus, when He came out, saw a great multitude and was moved with compassion for them, because they were like sheep not having a shepherd. So He began to teach them many things.” (Mark 6:30-34 NKJV)             One of the consistent threads throughout Scripture is the idea we are God’s sheep and God is our shepherd. This description is as humiliating as it is true. Sheep are not very bright and will consisten

July 21, 2018 Saturday “ 1 ¶   « A Psalm of David. » The earth is the LORD’S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2   For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. 3 ¶   Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4   He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. 5   He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6   This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face. Selah 7 ¶   Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 8   Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, The LORD mighty in battle. 9   Lift up your heads, O you gates! Lift up, you everlasting doors! And the King of glory shall come in. 10   Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah” (Psalm

July 20, 2018 Friday “ 12 ¶   Now it was told King David, saying, “The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. 13   And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep. 14   Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod. 15   So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. 16   Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17   So they brought the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace

July 19, 2018 Thursday “ 1 ¶   Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2   And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name, the LORD of Hosts, who dwells between the cherubim. 3   So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart. 4   And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark. 5   Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the LORD on all kinds of instruments of fir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals.” (2Samuel 6:1-5 NKJV)             As David brings the ark of God to Jerusalem he took 30,000 choice men of Israel and what seems to be a band made up of the people o

July 18, 2018 Wednesday “ 8 ¶   I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly. 9   Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land. 10   Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 11   Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12   Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase. 13   Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.” (Psalm 85:8-13 NKJV)                                                     It is so much more pleasant to talk about salvation, mercy and peace. If we are not careful we can come to see God as Santa Claus and the sacrifice of Jesus as a hollowed out get out of hell card!                           The psalmist shows us the tension that exists in our lives as Christians which is much more than

July 17, 2018 Tuesday “ 7   Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. 8   And the LORD said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said: “Behold, I am setting a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore. 9   The high places of Isaac shall be desolate, And the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste. I will rise with the sword against the house of Jeroboam.” 10 ¶   Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. 11   “For thus Amos has said: ‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword, And Israel shall surely be led away captive From their own land.’ ” 12   Then Amaziah said to Amos: “Go, you seer! Flee to the land of Judah. There eat bread, And there prophesy. 13   But never again prophesy at Bethel, For it is the

July 16, 2018 Monday “ 3 ¶   Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4   just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5   having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6   to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. 7   In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 8   which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 9   having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 10   that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth — in Him. 11   In Him also we