Today is a beautiful day, because Paul knew the truth and it set him free, “So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Malachi announces John’s purpose to prepare the way for the Messiah around 430 BC, “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare 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, … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because we have easy access to God’s Word that feeds our souls, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O LORD, God of hosts.” (Jeremiah 15:16 ESV) Delight … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Thus says the Lord: ‘Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah called God’s people to honor the Sabbath, “If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God punishes evil, “I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless…Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah prophesied about the Messiah, the Branch from the root of Jesse, hundreds of years prior to his coming, “And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,” (Isaiah 11:3 … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God seeks a surrendered and contrite heart, not sacrifices and works, “What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because man has one duty, “The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth. The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. My son, beware of anything beyond these. … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because discipline reaps reward, “Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.” (Proverbs 29:17 ESV) Delight #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday