evil plots

Psalms 37:12-15,39-40 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. “The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is...

I am reading in Psalms 37 this morning. I am going to break this up a little bit for this is contrasting the wicked with the righteous, and so I am going to look at these separately. The Wicked Psalms 37:12-15 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but...

Psalms 112:1 “Praise the Lord! Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who greatly delights in his commandments!” If we fear the Lord, we take God and his Word seriously. We take it to heart, and so we do what it teaches those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ, under the New Covenant...

I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Proverbs 27:1 ESV “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” We should always make our plans lightly, always with the thought that...

I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Psalms 37:12-15 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming...

I’m sharing this here with you from my time of personal devotions with my Lord Jesus Christ, for your encouragement. Sue Love Psalms 22:11,16-22 ESV “Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.” “For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me...

“Be the Gospel” Acts 4:15-17 ESV “But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another, saying, ‘What shall we do with these men? For that a notable sign has been performed through them is evident to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But...

Psalms 37:12-15 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. “The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright...

Psalms 37:12-15 ESV “The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming. “The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose way is upright...

Psalms 62:1-2 ESV “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.” Amen! There are so many different people and ideas and theologies and religions and philosophies and theories out...

Acts 4 Summary (quoted passages in ESV) John and Peter were proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, and they were instrumental in the healing of a man lame from birth. The rulers in the temple of God were annoyed with them, though, so they arrested them and put them in custody for the next day...

Psalms 119:17-18 ESV “Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” I am seventy years old. That is a lifetime. I am amazed that I survived my childhood, let alone adulthood, but God had a plan...

Psalms 2:1-3 ESV “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, ‘Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.’” Why are...

Thursday, October 19, 2017, 9:11 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “Wait.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Psalm 37:1-15 (NIV). The Wicked Plot (vv. 12-15) The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for...

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 4:40 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “All Through the Night.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 4:23-31 (NIV). All That Was Said (v. 23) On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests...