Devotional Thoughts

Psalm 111:1-2    "Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.  (2)  The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein." "I will praise the Lord with my whole heart."  How many times in a day do we use those two words, "I will ..." I will do this or I will do that. I will go here or I will be there. I will get this done.  I will, I will, I will. The Psalmist said, "I will praise the Lord." He made the determination to do that, whether it be on a specific occasion or a continual matter.  The Psalms are filled with the instructions that tell us to praise the Lord, but do we give it an answer from our heart? "Praise ye the LORD."  Yes, Lord, I will praise you with my whole heart. I won't simply go through the motions of saying or singing praise to you; rather, I will give my entire being to the action of praising you. I will pra...

1 Corinthians 8:4-7     “As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol   is   nothing in the world, and that   there is   none other God but one. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us   there is but   one God, the Father, of whom   are   all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom   are   all things, and we by him. Howbeit   there is   not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat   it   as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.” How wondrous is the power of the Holy Ghost to reveal to us with certainty that there is “none other God but one!” When we truly understand that there is only one God, then we understand that all idols are empty. Even...

Psalm 110:1-3  A Psalm of David. "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.  (2)  The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.  (3)  Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth." I pray the Lord will allow me to write what I am seeing in these verses. And I pray the Lord will allow us all to see the glory and beauty that is expressed in these verses. "The LORD said unto my Lord." You can go to Acts chapter 2 and read Peter's message on the day of Pentecost to see the explanation for these words. I will simply say that this is showing the words that were spoken unto by our Heavenly Father to Jesus, our Lord and Saviour. There are words that show this conversation was about the work of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the salvation of His people. The Father sai...

1 Corinthians 8:1-3    “Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him.” It is obvious by the varied topics Paul has addressed up to this point that there were multiple areas of concern among the brethren at Corinth. They were not clear on their singular unity in Christ (1Co 1:12, 3:23). Great sexual immorality existed among them, and they lacked the proper attitude toward such behavior (1Co 5:1-2). They abused each other with the secular law (1Co 6:1), and there were questions about the legitimacy of marriage and how to conduct themselves (1Co 7:1-40). Since Corinth was a region where idolatry was common, it is not surprising to find questions arising concerning things offered to idols. The question often arose around the practice of some Christians wh...