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July 15, 2010

But the Lord is in His Holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.

Psalm 11:4 NLT

There is no scheduled appointment for your examination. Just be ready.

July 14, 2010

(Daily Double)

He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.

Romans 2:7 NLT

To do good is to seek God.

Eternal life is not earned; it's given.

July 13, 2010

(Daily Double)

Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does.

1 Chronicles 16:24 NLT

Companies who publish the Good News are some of the most profitable.

Persons who tell HIS story are some of the most prosperous.

July 12, 2010

When you hear a sound like marching feet in the tops of the poplar trees, go out and attack! That will be the signal that God is moving ahead of you to strike down the Philistine army.

1 Chronicles 14:15 NLT

Before engaging in the ground attack, make sure you have air cover from above!

July 9, 2010

(Double Play From Sarasota, Florida)

“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on—shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger to our lives as well.” But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to Paul.

Acts 27:10-11NLT

Don’t be discouraged if you have the answer that people don’t want to heed.

PS – Have an encouraging weekend! J

July 8, 2010

(From Sarasota, Florida)

The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Proverbs 18:21 NLT

The kind of fruit you reap depends upon the kind of words you sow.

July 7, 2010

Listen to my voice in the morning Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 5:3 NLT

Since the Lord watched over me and awakened me; I think I want to talk with Him the first thing in the morning.

July 6, 2010

(Daily Double)

As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”

Acts 24:25 NLT

Having to try to live for God can be a frightening thing.

Everyone wants to hear the message of blessings and miracles.

July 5, 2010

(Triple Threat)

Intelligent people are always ready to learn. Their ears are open for knowledge.

Proverbs 18:15 NLT

Listening is the key to learning.

Your ears are always open while your mouth is most times closed. That ought to tell you something.

Open ears and a closed mouth speak volumes.

July 2, 2010

Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Psalm 150:6 NLT

The emphasis here is not whether or not you can sing but whether or not the Lord has given you breath.

PS – Take a praise breath this weekend. J

July 1, 2010

(From Birmingham, AL)

Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.

Proverbs 18:8 NLT

What enters in through the mouth may cause heartburn; but what enters through the ears may cause heartache.

June 30, 2010

(From Birmingham, AL)

This disaster came upon the people of Israel because they worshiped other gods. They sinned against the Lord their God, who had brought them safely out of Egypt and had rescued them from the power of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.

2 Kings 17:7 NLT

The One who brought you out and rescued you from is the One who will lead you to.

June 29, 2010

(From Birmingham, AL)

But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 19:9 NLT

Not only is good to bloom where you are planted; one must also learn to plant where you can bloom.

PS – Sorry this is late. Internet at the hotel did not accommodate volume emails. J

June 28, 2010

(From Birmingham, AL)

Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.

Proverbs 18:2 NLT

Being heard by everyone is one thing. Having something meaningful to say is something else.

June 25, 2010

Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk for I give myself to you.

Psalm 143:8 NLT

The Daily News: Extra! Extra! Read all about it: God’s love for you never fails.

PS – Have a LOVE filled weekend! J

June 24, 2010

On the Sabbath we went a little way outside the city to a riverbank, where we thought people would be meeting for prayer, and we sat down to speak with some women who had gathered there.

Acts 16:13 NLT

Those who seek a place of prayer will find those of like mind there.

June 23, 2010

(Daily Double)

Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they correct me, it is soothing medicine. Don't let me refuse it.

Psalm 141:5 NLT

Some people don't get very far in life because they refuse to take their medicine.

Some people don't know a blessing from a beating.

June 22, 2010

(Daily Double)

Soon every container was full to the brim! “Bring me another jar,” she said to one of her sons. “There aren’t any more!” he told her. And then the olive oil stopped flowing.

2 Kings 4:6 NLT

Every miracle has two parts: yours and the Lords. Make sure you do your part.

Give the Lord more to work with and the Lord will give you more to work with.

June 21, 2010

O Lord you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

Psalm 139:1 NLT

When is the last time you reviewed the results of your heart exam?

June 18, 2010

There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the Lord said to him, “what are you doing here, Elijah?”

I Kings 19:9 NLT

The Lord knows why you run and hide in caves. The question is do you know?

PS – Have an illuminating weekend. J

PPS – 15 years ago today, my Dad went to be with the Lord. That day in 1995 was Father’s Day.
I love him and miss him especially in times like these. I am so thankful for the legacy he left.
I love you Dad. I am praying for all of those whose father’s have gone on. Be at peace.

June 17, 2010

O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.

I Kings 18:37 NLT

Sometimes your prayers are answered so that others may draw closer to the Lord.

June 16, 2010

(Daily Double)

The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.

1 Kings 17:6 NLT

The Lord promised to provide; the Lord just didn’t say how.

Sometimes your blessing is delivered in ways you would not expect.

June 15, 2010

But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”

Acts 10:15 NLT

Why is it we are quick to believe something is dirty but slow to believe that God has made it clean?

June 14, 2010

(Daily Double)

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; fathers (parents) are the pride of their children.

Proverbs 17:6 NLT

Our children want us (parents) to be proud of them; but we parents ought to also want our children to be proud of us.

No guts (raising children), no glory (enjoying grandchildren)!

June 16, 2010

(Daily Double)

The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.

1 Kings 17:6 NLT

The Lord promised to provide; the Lord just didn’t say how.

Sometimes your blessing is delivered in ways you would not expect.

June 15, 2010

But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”

Acts 10:15 NLT

Why is it we are quick to believe something is dirty but slow to believe that God has made it clean?

June 14, 2010

(Daily Double)

Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged; fathers (parents) are the pride of their children.

Proverbs 17:6 NLT

Our children want us (parents) to be proud of them; but we parents ought to also want our children to be proud of us.

No guts (raising children), no glory (enjoying grandchildren)!

June 11, 2010

Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting and conflict.

Proverbs 17:1 NLT

It’s not the meal that’s so important; it’s the environment in which it is eaten.

PS – Have a peaceful weekend. J

PPS – Today I celebrate my 50^th year and I am so thankful for the peace of the Lord.

June 10, 2010

(Daily Double)

So God sent back the same man his people had previously rejected when they demanded, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?’ Through the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush, God sent Moses to be their ruler and savior.

Acts 7:35 NLT

Don’t be surprised if the one that comes to help you was the one you previously rejected.

Sometimes help comes in a package that looks just like you.

June 9, 2010

It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.

Psalm 127:2 NLT

Don't be so busy that you don't take time to open up the gift of rest from the Lord.

June 8, 2010

They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.

Psalm 126:6 NLT

Making the investment may make you cry; but reaping the return will make you sing.

June 7, 2010

Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.

Psalm 125:1 NLT

To outlast the things you can see, you must trust in the One you can’t.

June 4, 2010

But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

Acts 2:24 NLT

Death lost its’ grip when the nails found their place.

PS – Have a FREE weekend! J

June 3, 2010

He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.

Psalm 121:3 NLT

There’s no sense in both of us staying up; especially since I need rest to function in the day.

June 2, 2010

(Double play From Tulsa, OK)

I am tired of living among people who hate peace. I search for peace; but when I speak of peace, they want war.

Psalm 120:6-7 NLT

Some are always at war with others because they are always in a war with themselves.

June 1, 2010

(From Tulsa, OK)

Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”

John 20:29 NLT

Maybe I’m really naïve; because, I believe the things I cannot see more than the things I can.

May 28, 2010

(Daily Double)

I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me through their Message.

John 17:20 NLT

When you could not pray to the Lord, the Lord was praying for you.

The “Me” in the “Message” is indeed more important than the Messenger.”

May 27, 2010

I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy.

John 16:20 NLT

Believers always end up on the side of joy.

May 26, 2010

Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.

Psalm 119:50 NLT

Just remembering what the Lord promised to do is enough to help get me through what I am going through.

May 25, 2010

(Daily Double From Atlanta, GA)

I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don't be troubled or afraid.

John 14:27 NLT

Why look to this world to give what only the One from out of this world can provide?

What you need to cope with this world actually comes from out of this world.

May 24, 2010

(From Atlanta, GA)

If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise.

Proverbs 15:31 NLT

Some people have a house but are still homeless.

May 21, 2010

(Double Play/Daily Double)

Then David asked the Lord, "Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?" And the Lord told him, "Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!"

1 Samuel 30:8 NLT

Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken.

David brought everything back.

1 Samuel 30:19 NLT

The Lord answers above what we ask for. Chasing and catching was the request.

Recovering and bringing back was the answer.

Nothing missing! Nothing lost! Everything recovered.

PS - Recover and bring back everything this weekend! :-)

.May 20, 2010

(Daily Double)

Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time.

Proverb 15:23 NLT

Words are like clothes; you should put them on in the fitting room before showing them to others.

Some things that are said make people wonder while others say wonderful things.

May 19, 2010

(Daily Double)

Even when you are chased by those who seek to kill you, your life is safe in the care of the Lord your God, secure in his treasure pouch!

But the lives of your enemies will disappear like stones shot from a sling.

1 Samuel 25:29 NLT

Pouches, like purses, are kept close at hand.

Sometimes disappearing enemies actually become visible friends

May 18, 2010

(Daily Double)

They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.

John 10:5 NLT

Why do sheep run from the shepherd and follow a stranger?

To know his voice is to know his word.

May 17, 2010

(Daily Double)

We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent us. The night is coming, and then no one can work.

John 9:4 NLT

Work on what you have been assigned first; then if there's some daylight left, you can work on what you want.

When the light goes out, there's nothing else one can do.

2010 William M. Campbell, Jr.

May 14, 2010

(From Bowie, MD)

But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.”

1 Samuel 15:22 NLT

Obey now or pray and pay later. You choose.

PS – Have an obedient weekend. :-)

May 11, 2010

The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life.

John 6:63 NLT

If you would just listen and learn you will live and last.

May 10, 2010

(Preacher's Bonus)

Ever since I brought them from Egypt they have continually abandoned me and followed other gods. And now they are giving you the same treatment.

1 Samuel 8:8 NLT

The same way people treat the Lord is the same way they treat the Lord’s servants.

May 7, 2010

People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.

Proverbs 14:29 NLT

Those who understand are responsible to understand and not to be understood.

PS – Have a composed weekend! J

May 6, 2010

Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home.

John 4:50 NLT

If we will believe what Jesus has already said, we can be on our way home.

May 5, 2010

The Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work.”

John 4:34 NLT

Some people eat to get full others eat to be nourished.

May 4, 2010

(Double Play/Daily Double)

If you plan to do evil, you will be lost; if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness.

Proverbs 14:22 NLT

What are your plans for today?

May 3, 2010

(Double Play/Daily Double)

All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.