Points to Ponder – There is a God

Here’s a bite-sized piece of encouragement from your Bible. Also included is a featured song that is sure to lift your spirit. May your heart and soul be blessed.      –G–

“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” –Hebrews 11:6 ESV

“Mankind will say, ‘Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.'” –Psalms 58:11 ESV

“But there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries…” –Daniel 2:28 ESV

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Bible Reading for October 11

Jeremiah Chapter 13

1 Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. Continue reading “Bible Reading for October 11”

Faith Comes By Hearing

Romans 10:14-18 (NKJV)
14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: “Their sound has gone out to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.”

Bible Reading for October 10

Jeremiah Chapter 11

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

2 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; Continue reading “Bible Reading for October 10”

La Fe Viene Como Resultado de Oír El Mensaje

Romanos 10:14-18 (NVI)
14 Ahora bien, ¿cómo invocarán a aquel en quien no han creído? ¿Y cómo creerán en aquel de quien no han oído? ¿Y cómo oirán si no hay quien les predique?
15 ¿Y quién predicará sin ser enviado? Así está escrito: «¡Qué hermoso es recibir al mensajero que trae buenas nuevas!»
16 Sin embargo, no todos los israelitas aceptaron las buenas nuevas. Isaías dice: «Señor, ¿quién ha creído a nuestro mensaje?»
17 Así que la fe viene como resultado de oír el mensaje, y el mensaje que se oye es la palabra de Cristo.
18 Pero pregunto: ¿Acaso no oyeron? ¡Claro que sí! «Por toda la tierra se difundió su voz, ¡sus palabras llegan hasta los confines del mundo!»

Mothers, Fathers and Their Children

Ephesians 6:1-4 (NKJV)
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
2 “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise:
3 “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.”
4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training
and admonition of the Lord.

Bible Reading for October 9

Jeremiah Chapter 8

1 At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: Continue reading “Bible Reading for October 9”

Madres, Padres y Sus Hijos

Efesios 6:1-4 (NVI)
1 Hijos, obedeced en el Señor a vuestros padres, porque esto es justo.
2 «Honra a tu padre y a tu madre —que es el primer mandamiento con promesa—
3 para que te vaya bien y disfrutes de una larga vida en la tierra».
4 Y vosotros, padres, no hagáis enojar a vuestros hijos, sino criadlos según la disciplina e instrucción del Señor.

A Prayer of Repentance

Psalm 51:1-12 (NKJV)
1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.