O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms 95:1-2 KJV
Monday, November 24, 2014
Psalms 95:1-2
O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.
Psalms 95:1-2 KJV
Spurgeon: Monday, November 24
Pardon and Forgiveness
He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. (Psalm 103:9)
But what a comfort we find in these lines! "Not always" will He chide. If we repent and turn to Him with hearts broken for sin and broken from sin, He will smile upon us at once. It is no pleasure to Him to turn a frowning face toward those whom He loves with all His heart: it is His joy that our joy should be full.
Come, let us seek His face. There is no reason for despair, nor even for despondency. Let us love a chiding God, and before long we shall sing, "Thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortest me." Be gone, ye dark forebodings, ye ravens of the soul! Come in, ye humble hopes and grateful memories, ye doves of the heart! He who pardoned us long ago as a judge will again forgive us as a father, and we shall rejoice in His sweet, unchanging love.
Proverb of the Day: CHAPTER 24 with audio link
1 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. 3 Through wisdom is an house builded ; and by understanding it is established : 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 5 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 11 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 12 If thou sayest , Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? 13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off . 15 Lay not wait , O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 16 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again : but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth , and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth : 18 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out . 21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change : 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse , nations shall abhor him: 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight , and a good blessing shall come upon them. 26 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. 27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 30 I went by the field of the slothful , and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down . 32 Then I saw , and considered it well : I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth ; and thy want as an armed man.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Words of Life Signs
Words of Life Signs
We want to give Bible believing Christians new ways to spread the Gospel. We want to get the Word of God out there to folks who never pick up a Bible.
A decal on your laptop may provoke someone to flip through a Bible next time they are at the Dollar Tree.
Maybe a yard sign could give you an opportunity to talk to your neighbor about Jesus Christ and what He has done for you. Your Scripture t-shirt can be read by dozens of people each day. Now you can send them a message with eternal meaning!
But Why a Sign Company?
We have seen God’s hand preparing us for this venture. It all started when Heather’s Dad offered to give us a plotter. He even brought it to us! Then, it took a year to get it running and a few more months to get it running consistently. But, since then we have used it to make decals, yard signs and vehicle graphics, mostly for folks in our church. Then in January, Jamie got very sick. He was in the hospital for a week and a half. The doctors had no answers. It was rough. It changed our perspective on a lot of things. Thankfully, though he came home and, slowly, he recovered. It seems the Lord used it as a “reboot” for him and he feels better now that he has in a long time.
Still, we didn't want to forget those lessons we learned while Jamie was sick. It is the desire of both of our hearts to serve the Lord and find new and creative ways to get the word of God out. So, we prayed and asked the Lord to show us how we could serve Him. Sooner than we ever could have imagined, God began giving us green lights. And, by His grace we’ll keep going through the doors He opens! It seems a perfect fit to begin a small sign company. Heather grew up watching her dad and grandfather hand-letter signs. She worked in her dad’s sign shop as a teenager. We even worked there together for a year after Jamie got out of the military. He currently works at a real estate company as their graphic designer. And over the past seven years has taken college courses in all things computers. Jamie has even developed a bit of a wood-working hobby in a past few months.
What’s next?
We are so excited about the chance make a go at this! We have so many ideas we can’t wait to get out there for you all. We hope to have our blessing be a blessing to y’all!
So... be sure to let us know what you want! Email us a verse you’d like to see on a yard sign. Pin a graphic you think would make a good decal. If it is the Word of God, then we want to get it out there!
https://twitter.com/BibleStrong
Psalms 145:18-19
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Psalms 145:18-19 KJV
KJV Word of the Day:
WRATHFUL, adjective
1. Very angry; greatly incensed. The king was very wrathful
2. Springing from wrath, or expressing it; as wrathful passions; a wrathfulcountenance.
First occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Psalms 69:24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.
Spurgeon: Thursday, November 20, 2014
Hunger Satisfied
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. (Psalm 107:9)
It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul-longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long, for God will greatly give. We are never in a right state of mind when we are contented with ourselves and are free from longings. Desires for more grace and groanings which cannot be uttered are growing pains, and we should wish to feel them more and more. Blessed Spirit, make us sigh and cry after better things and for more of the best things!
Hunger is by no means a pleasant sensation. Yet blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness. Such persons shall not only have their hunger relieved with a little food, but they shall be filled. They shall not be filled with any sort of rough stuff, but their diet shall be worthy of their good Lord, for they shall be filled with goodness by Jehovah Himself.
Come, let us not fret because we long and hunger, but let us hear the voice of the psalmist as he also longs and hungers to see God magnified. "Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men."
Proverb of the Day: CHAPTER 20 with audio link
1 Wine is a mocker , strong drink is raging : and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise . 2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling . 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out . 6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find ? 7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say , I have made my heart clean , I am pure from my sin? 10 Divers weights , and divers measures , both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 11 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer : but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth . 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger : and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 17 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 18 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. 19 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed . 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 24 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make enquiry . 26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 30 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 119:11 KJV
Words of Life Signs
Words of Life Signs
We want to give Bible believing Christians new ways to spread the Gospel. We want to get the Word of God out there to folks who never pick up a Bible.
A decal on your laptop may provoke someone to flip through a Bible next time they are at the Dollar Tree.
Maybe a yard sign could give you an opportunity to talk to your neighbor about Jesus Christ and what He has done for you. Your Scripture t-shirt can be read by dozens of people each day. Now you can send them a message with eternal meaning!
But Why a Sign Company?
We have seen God’s hand preparing us for this venture. It all started when Heather’s Dad offered to give us a plotter. He even brought it to us! Then, it took a year to get it running and a few more months to get it running consistently. But, since then we have used it to make decals, yard signs and vehicle graphics, mostly for folks in our church. Then in January, Jamie got very sick. He was in the hospital for a week and a half. The doctors had no answers. It was rough. It changed our perspective on a lot of things. Thankfully, though he came home and, slowly, he recovered. It seems the Lord used it as a “reboot” for him and he feels better now that he has in a long time.
Still, we didn't want to forget those lessons we learned while Jamie was sick. It is the desire of both of our hearts to serve the Lord and find new and creative ways to get the word of God out. So, we prayed and asked the Lord to show us how we could serve Him. Sooner than we ever could have imagined, God began giving us green lights. And, by His grace we’ll keep going through the doors He opens! It seems a perfect fit to begin a small sign company. Heather grew up watching her dad and grandfather hand-letter signs. She worked in her dad’s sign shop as a teenager. We even worked there together for a year after Jamie got out of the military. He currently works at a real estate company as their graphic designer. And over the past seven years has taken college courses in all things computers. Jamie has even developed a bit of a wood-working hobby in a past few months.
What’s next?
We are so excited about the chance make a go at this! We have so many ideas we can’t wait to get out there for you all. We hope to have our blessing be a blessing to y’all!
So... be sure to let us know what you want! Email us a verse you’d like to see on a yard sign. Pin a graphic you think would make a good decal. If it is the Word of God, then we want to get it out there!
https://twitter.com/BibleStrong
John 8:12
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
John 8:12 KJV
KJV Word of the Day:
TAR'RY, verb intransitive [Latin taurus, a bull.]
1. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.
Tarry all night and wash your feet. Genesis 19:2.
2. To stay behind. Exodus 12:39.
3. To stay in expectation; to wait.
Tarry ye here for us, till we come again to you. Exodus 24:14.
4. To delay; to put off going or coming; to defer.
Come down to me, tarry not. Genesis 45:9.
5. To remain; to stay.
He that telleth lies, shall not tarry in my sight. Psalms 101:7.
TAR'RY, verb transitive To wait for.
I cannot tarry dinner. [Not in use.]
T'ARRY, adjective [from tar.] Consisting of tar, or like tar.
Spurgeon: Wednesday, November 19, 2014
From Obedience to Blessing
From this day will I bless you. (Haggai 2:19)
Future things are hidden from us. Yet here is a glass in which we may see the unborn years. The Lord says, "From this day will I bless you."
It is worthwhile to note the day which is referred to in this promise. There had been failure of crops, blasting, and mildew, and all because of the people's sin. Now, the Lord saw these chastened ones commencing to obey His word and build His temple, and therefore He says, "From the day that the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid, consider. From this day will I bless you." If we have lived in any sin, and the Spirit leads us to purge ourselves of it, we may reckon upon the blessing of the Lord. His smile, His Spirit, His grace, His fuller revelation of His truth will all prove to us an enlarged blessing. We may fall into greater opposition from man because of our faithfulness, but we shall rise to closer dealings with the Lord our God and a clearer sight of our acceptance in Him.
Lord, I am resolved to be more true to Thee and more exact in my following of Thy doctrine and Thy precept; and I pray Thee, therefore, by Christ Jesus, to increase the blessedness of my daily life henceforth and forever.
Proverb of the Day: CHAPTER 19 with audio link
1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth .3 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. 4 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. 5 A false witness shall not be unpunished , and he that speaketh lies shall not escape . 6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 9 A false witness shall not be unpunished , and he that speaketh lies shall perish . 10Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. 13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger . 16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die . 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again . 18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying . 19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again . 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand . 22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again . 25 Smite a scorner , and the simple will beware : and reprove one that hath understanding , and he will understand knowledge.26 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame , and bringeth reproach . 27 Cease , my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners , and stripes for the back of fools.
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Words of Life Signs
Words of Life Signs
We want to give Bible believing Christians new ways to spread the Gospel. We want to get the Word of God out there to folks who never pick up a Bible.
A decal on your laptop may provoke someone to flip through a Bible next time they are at the Dollar Tree.
Maybe a yard sign could give you an opportunity to talk to your neighbor about Jesus Christ and what He has done for you. Your Scripture t-shirt can be read by dozens of people each day. Now you can send them a message with eternal meaning!
But Why a Sign Company?
We have seen God’s hand preparing us for this venture. It all started when Heather’s Dad offered to give us a plotter. He even brought it to us! Then, it took a year to get it running and a few more months to get it running consistently. But, since then we have used it to make decals, yard signs and vehicle graphics, mostly for folks in our church. Then in January, Jamie got very sick. He was in the hospital for a week and a half. The doctors had no answers. It was rough. It changed our perspective on a lot of things. Thankfully, though he came home and, slowly, he recovered. It seems the Lord used it as a “reboot” for him and he feels better now that he has in a long time.
Still, we didn't want to forget those lessons we learned while Jamie was sick. It is the desire of both of our hearts to serve the Lord and find new and creative ways to get the word of God out. So, we prayed and asked the Lord to show us how we could serve Him. Sooner than we ever could have imagined, God began giving us green lights. And, by His grace we’ll keep going through the doors He opens! It seems a perfect fit to begin a small sign company. Heather grew up watching her dad and grandfather hand-letter signs. She worked in her dad’s sign shop as a teenager. We even worked there together for a year after Jamie got out of the military. He currently works at a real estate company as their graphic designer. And over the past seven years has taken college courses in all things computers. Jamie has even developed a bit of a wood-working hobby in a past few months.
What’s next?
We are so excited about the chance make a go at this! We have so many ideas we can’t wait to get out there for you all. We hope to have our blessing be a blessing to y’all!
So... be sure to let us know what you want! Email us a verse you’d like to see on a yard sign. Pin a graphic you think would make a good decal. If it is the Word of God, then we want to get it out there!
https://twitter.com/BibleStrong
Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 18:2 KJV
KJV Word of the Day:
SMITE, verb transitive preterit tense smote; participle passive smitten, smil. [This verb is the Latin mitto.]
1. To strike; to throw, drive or force against, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; tosmite with a rod or with a stone. Whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39.
2. To kill; to destroy the life of by beating or by weapons of any kind; as, tosmite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other engine. David smote Goliath with a sling and a stone. The Philistines were often smitten with great slaughter. [This word, like slay, usually or always signification, that of beating, striking, the primitive mode of killing. We never apply it to the destruction of life by poison, by accident or by legal execution.]
3. To blast; to destroy life; as by a stroke or by something sent. The flax and the barley were smitten. Exodus 9:15.
4. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.
5. To strike or affect with passion. See what the charms that smite the simple heart. Smit with the love of sister arts we came.
TO smite WITH THE TONGUE, to reproach or upbraid. Jeremiah 18:18.
SMITE, verb intransitive To strike; to collide. The heart melteth and the kness smite together. Nahum 2.
SMITE, noun A blow.
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