Monthly Archives: October 2011

24

Jump Start # 461

Jump Start # 461 Philippians 3:13 “Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead.”   We love this passage from the beloved Paul. It’s used in many settings today. Some view it as a […]

21

Jump Start # 460

Jump Start # 460  Psalm 116:1-2 “I love the Lord, because He hears my voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.”    The Psalmist found something that many never realize—God is good. God wants us. He wants us to […]

20

Jump Start # 459

Jump Start # 459 Ephesians 4:1 “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.”   Live up to your name and remember who you are is what Paul is telling the Ephesians. There are several interesting thoughts here.   […]

19

Jump Start # 458

Jump Start # 458  Isaiah 2:17 “The pride of man will be humbled and the loftiness of men will be abased; and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.”    The prophet begins this chapter by telling about the establishment of God’s mountain, a prophesy about the Messianic kingdom that Christ would establish. […]

18

Jump Start # 457

Jump Start # 457  Philippians 4:11 Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.   Contentment—that’s a hard one for a lot of us. The context of this passage describes both humble means and prosperity. Contentment therefore is not based upon what you have, but […]