Psalm 97 ~ Worship Wednesday

1 The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad;
let the distant shores rejoice.

2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

3 Fire goes before him
and consumes his foes on every side.

4 His lightning lights up the world;
the earth sees and trembles.

5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD,
before the Lord of all the earth.

6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
and all the peoples see his glory.

7 All who worship images are put to shame,
those who boast in idols—
worship him, all you gods!

8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad
because of your judgments, O LORD.

9 For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.

10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil,
for he guards the lives of his faithful ones
and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

11 Light is shed upon the righteous
and joy on the upright in heart.

12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.

Faith

22And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God.

23"Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.

Mark 11:22-23


27Then He said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing."

28Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"

29Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed."

John 20:27-29

Devotional Isaiah 43:2

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Isaiah 43:2

I have included the song "I Need You" by Scott England at the end of this Devotional. I uploaded this song in the past and you can find it in the uploads section in the sidebar of my channel. I offer this song where you can take a moment and relax and listen to God's voice speak to your heart.

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Food for Thought

Bible vs the Cell Phone

Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we used it to receive messages from the text?

What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?

What if we gave it to kids as gifts?

What if we used it when we traveled?

What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go....hmm...where is my Bible?

Oh, and one more thing.

Unlike our cell phone, we don't have to worry about our Bible being disconnected

nor any dropped calls because Jesus already paid the bill . . . and the reception is loud and clear!

Makes you stop and think 'where are my priorities'?
When Jesus died on the cross, he was thinking of you!

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Announcement: Worship Wednesday

Wednesday's are changing here on Oldman's Inspirational Thoughts. Those who like the Wordless Wednesday segment, don't fret, I will still do them from time to time when life is busy and I don't have much time. Also, I will continue to post a pic with the new Worship Wednesday theme.

So, what is Worship Wednesday? I encourage everyone to join me in worshipping our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ here on Wednesdays. I will be offering many stories, videos, mini Bible studies, and praises. Feel free to fill the comments with some Amens! If there are any suggestions or if there are any segments you would like to see here please let me know. If you have any submissions you would like to submit let me know. Well, without further ado here's

Worship Wednesday

I received this email from my Sunday School leader the other day and thought I would offer this up as a Food for Thought.


Morning everyone,

I thought this was so true, and something that we need to be reminded of. I hope you get 'meat' from it .... something to "chew on" and gain strength from.


Daniel 3:17-18 "The God we serve is able to save us from it ... But even if He does not, "

Facing the fiery furnace, the three Hebrew children refused to compromise their beliefs or change their behavior. They told the king, "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and He will rescue us from your hand ... But even if He does not ... we will not serve your gods." With those words, "even if He does not" they took their faith to a higher level. They knew God could prevent it, but not that His plan called for it in this instance. But they'd rather die than deny or disappoint Him. Understand this: God can take you out of your situation or bring you through it. When He leaves you in it longer than you'd like to stay, He's developing -- furnace faith.

Furnace faith is dead to doubt and blind to impossibility. It reaches up through the threatening clouds and lays hold of the One Who has all power in heaven and on earth. It makes the circumstances bearable and the future hopeful. Furnace faith believes that even if you do have to go through the fire, God will go through it with you. Listen to the words of a heathen king who watched it all happen: "I see four men loose, walking in ... the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God: [Daniel 3:25]. Furnace faith makes you as free in the fire of affliction as you are out of it. Furthermore, when your friends see the Lord in there with you, it'll convince them like nothing else.


Think on this as well....

Isaiah 30:18-21
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him! O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious He will be when you cry for help! As soon as He hears, He will answer you. Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

To me this says that He does not want us to have to go thru difficulties, but knows that we will .... and He wants to be there with us all the way. He wants to, He longs to, share all of it with us, to teach us, to reveal to us, to grow us, to guide us.... through everything and anything. When we call on Him in sincerity, not as a genie in a bottle, He will not only hear us and listen to our true need, He will answer and respond. He longs to!


As Scripture says, God's Word is new every morning .... because it always has something to tell us, to reveal to us. Breathe it in.

Proverbs 20

A friend of mine likes to read Proverbs each day since there are 31 chapters in the book of Proverbs and you can read the chapter corresponding to the day of the week. Since she told me this some days I like to do this too. In reading Proverbs 20 this morning. 2 verses stand out to me:

Pr 20:24 A man's steps are of the Lord, How then can a man understand his own way?

Pr 20:27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

To me this is saying to trust in the Lord and live each day to fulfill His will. There may be times when we don't understand the 'why' but we must have faith and know He is in control and He will speak to our hearts and lead us in the right direction. In verse 27 it is saying The Lord knows what our hearts need and desire, we cannot hide the truth from Him.

Therefore, because He knows our needs and desires, He will want to fulfill those needs, as any father would for his child. As a parent, I know I want what is best for my children and I want them to be happy. Therefore if we will put our faith in Him, The Lord will bring us through all the difficult times and lead us to our destination and fulfill our dreams. All we need to do is listen to His words as they touch our hearts and have faith and trust that He will lead our steps.

What do these verses say to you?

What is Love?

4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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