by lighthouse | Sep 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the darkest valley. I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Faith is beyond wonderful. A strong faith will carry a person through all of life’s circumstances. Whether in life or in death we have a strength which gives us the confidence which only trust in our Savior can provide. There is no other place where such a surety and total lack of fear exist. We praise our God for such a solid and confident faith.
by lighthouse | Sep 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 23:3 “he restores my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.” The ultimate purpose of a guide is twofold. One to make the activity safe and two to accomplish the purpose of the venture.As you and I travel through this life we absolutely need and desire a Guide. Without a guide we can spell the journey failure or another spelling is s-e-l-f. To trust in self is to fail to trust in our Shepherd is spelled s-u-c-c-e-s-s. How wonderful life is when walking with our Shepherd/Guide. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Sep 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 23:2 “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.” God does not want us to live a life of anxiety on medication. He wants all of us to thrive on a calmness which comes with total trust in Him. He is our medication. He is our calm and our peace. The world presents turmoil and chaos. God is the exact opposite. Pray and thrive in our Savior’s arms. Live in peace. David’s words are perfect.
by lighthouse | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 23:1 “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” You and I are used to living a life of abundance. Such an abundance that we complain if we don’t have desert for dinner or can’t go on a trip we planned or get a new outfit for the fall. We all have to stop and recognize we have our Savior–there is nothing else we truly need–yet God continues to bless us abundantly. How amazingly blessed we are.
by lighthouse | Sep 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
—– Forwarded Message —– From: Richard Waldschmidt Sent: Monday, September 22, 2025 at 08:33:24 AM CDTSubject: Praise–honor–revere Psalm 22:23 “You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!” Reverent awe is a Christian’s demeanor when approaching our Magnificent God. How can we experience any other emotion when we attempt to realize the total love He has for each of us. We can do nothing other than recognize the wonder of our Creator. And to think He is our Strength. What an honor to be His adopted child!
by lighthouse | Sep 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 22:23 “You who fear the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!” Reverent awe is a Christian’s demeanor when approaching our Magnificent God. How can we experience any other emotion when we attempt to realize the total love He has for each of us. We can do nothing other than recognize the wonder of our Creator. And to think He is our Strength. What an honor to be His adopted child!
by lighthouse | Sep 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 22;19 “But you, Lord, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.” We all recognize that without God in our lives we are very weak and would fall part. However, with God in our lives we have hope and strength. Therefore, we each have a simple choice: Have no God, have no strength; Have God, Have strength. We pray the same prayer our ancestor David confidently prayed. Pray for God’s strength for Charlie Kirk’s family. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Sep 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 22:4 “In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.” Trust in God is not the same as–everything will go my way. Many think God changes with the times and evil happens in the world–like what happened very recently where a solid Christian man died because of his outspoken faith, because God’s trust is not enough. God dispels such thinking through His servant David. Trust in God like a small child trusts a loving parent. You will never go wrong. Such has been the truth since the beginning of time.
by lighthouse | Sep 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 21:13 “Be exalted in your strength, Lord; we will sing and praise your might.” God is God. There are many superlative adjectives which a Christian applies to God: Almighty, Omniscient, All-powerful, Infinite, Gracious, Holy, Omnipotent and many others. There is no one and nothing which compares. How can you and I do anything other than praise God. How can we be anything other than humble in His presence-which is always! We, along with David, praise our _____________ God. (You fill in the superlative).
by lighthouse | Sep 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 21:6 “Surely you have granted him unended blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence.” David recognized his blessings were from his Almighty God. In recognizing the Source of all his blessings he could only welcome the joy he also lived with. You and I paddle the same boat. All that we have is only because of our Father and He is the Source of our joy. Our response for blessings is joy just as our response for His loving grace can only in return be to live a life He would have us live.
by lighthouse | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 20:7 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” You and I can and do rely completely on the promises of our God. Both our lives on this earth and our lives eternally have their foundation built on the promises of our Heavenly Father. Some would say that trust is totally blind void of physical proof. To a degree they are right. Faith and trust are both wonderful gifts shared by all Christians who enjoy living always in the security gifted to us by our loving God. Absolute security is found in that little 5 letter word–Trust.
by lighthouse | Sep 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Psalm 20:4 “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” If you and I have no plans or goals, how can they succeed? They can’t because they don’t exist. God is telling each of us to have plans or goals while trusting Him; while realizing He is at the center of our lives; while living our lives to His glory and He will make our dreams come true. Never be self-centered–be God-centered and watch the blessings flow in your life. Not as a part of prosperity doctrine but as totally trusting and living as God’s adopted child. Have a great weekend.
