Savoring the Scripture

From Turmoil to Tranquility God is a never-failing comforter. C.H. Spurgeon In today’s Psalm, we see the Psalmist crying out to the Lord, and in the midst of his hardships, he has gladness and joy because he trusts in the Lord. Let’s seek the Lord on behalf of a loved one.  Calling to God 4:1 “Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have given me relief when I was in distress. Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!  Pray : ▪️ for the Lord to respond to our cries for help in the lives of those we love. ▪️ that your loved one would rejoice and give thanks that God is the God of our righteousness. Through Christ, we have been justified, or made right, with God. Does your loved one know Christ through faith? Or are they trusting in their own good deeds? Pray that they would understand that our righteousness is not our own, but we have the righteousness of Christ counted on our behalf, through faith.  ▪️And thank God for His past deliverance. When has He given rel...

In the first post on hospitality( https://savoring-the-scripture.blogspot.com/ ), we looked at 1 Peter 4:9-11 and saw that hospitality seeks to meet the needs of others cheerfully and graciously in a practical way without complaining by opening our home and ministering our gifts by God’s power to those we have the privilege to serve.  In this post we will look at two more passages that give us more insight on hospitality: Romans 12:13 and Hebrews 13:2.   Seek Opportunities Hospitality usually does not just happen.  There is an intentionality to hospitality that requires the believer to seek opportunities to practice it. Rom. 12:13, “Contribute to the needs to the saints and seek to show hospitality.” This word translated “seek” means “to follow or press hard after, to pursue with earnestness and diligence in order to obtain.” [1]   This does not sound like the happenstance hospitality. Occasionally the act of hosting others in our home happens by accident...