Dear Brothers & Sisters, Consider the following Scripture, [1] O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? [2] He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; [3] who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend; [4] in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change; [5] who does not put out...

Dear Brothers & Sisters, When the walls of Jerusalem lay in ruins and the people lived without protection, Nehemiah heard the news and God used him to set in motion the rebuilding of the walls. "And they (the people) said "let us rise up and build." So they strengthened their hands for the good work" (Nehemiah 2:18 ESV) The verse above tells us that the people set their minds and hands to the task. The next chapter, chapter three of Nehemiah, lists all the people who helped build and what...

Dear Brothers & Sisters, Who was David's delight? The LORD? Yes, the LORD God was David's joy. But this joy in God produced in David another joy. "As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight" (Psalm 16:3) David's love for the LORD had implications for his love for others. His delight was in the company of the saints, the excellent ones, while he refused to have fellowship (close friendship) with those who run after other gods (16:4). Our friends,...