Today’s Verse: But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. ~James 1:22 Sometimes, we can get to the place in our Christian life where we can sit under preaching and teaching but find ourselves not applying what we learn. We agree with what we hear, but we do not put it into practice. The Greek word for doers is also translated “poets” in Acts 17:28. It is a word that the Greeks used to describe a maker, producer, or author. In its basic meani

Today’s Verse: Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. ~Ezra 9:4 A tremor is a shaking, agitation, or upheaval. A physical tremor is when a person has an involuntary muscle spasm that makes a limb or other part of the body shiver, shake, and tremble. An earth tremor is an earthquake or movement in the ground that caus

Today’s Verse: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. ~Hebrews 4:9 What comes to your mind when you think of the word rest? I think for some of us, rest brings to mind sleep, peace, cessation of busyness, recovery, replenishment, and removal. However, our mediation this morning is on the Christian rest. Let us see what it means to find our rest. We see the principle. The principle of rest takes us back to when Joshua led the children of Israel to possess the l

Today’s Verse: Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. ~Isaiah 7:15 Texas Roadhouse® restaurants are famous and really good for their steaks. However, almost everyone also enjoys the fresh rolls that they make on site. When the rolls are served, I enjoy adding butter and, many times, honey. There’s something about butter and honey that make hot, freshly-baked rolls really delicious. This morning, let us see the spiritual import