Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Nov 21

November 19, 2024 - 1 Peter 2

“Once not a people, we are now the people of God. Once receiving no mercy, now we have received mercy” (2:10). Surely, Peter is...

George Martin

Nov 18

November 18, 2024 - 1 Peter 1

All that we have, in any good sense, is only because of our God. This “good” includes the resurrection from the dead: “Blessed be the...

George Martin

Nov 18

November 17, 2024 - James 5

In the 8th century B.C., the prophet Amos declared against Israel, “They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals. ...

George Martin

Nov 16

November 16, 2024 - James 4

Wow, what a timely reminder from James on this Saturday when we remember Donna's mom (she passed away, one year ago) and, also, struggle...

George Martin

Nov 16

November 15, 2024 - James 3

“The tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. And the...

George Martin

Nov 14

November 14, 2024 - James 2

A couple thoughts, first, from 2:8 – “If you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as...

George Martin

Nov 13

November 13, 2024 - James 1

“Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position. But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation,...

George Martin

Nov 12

November 12, 2024 - Hebrews 13

“Brotherly love must continue. Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it. Remember...

George Martin

Nov 11

November 11, 2024 - Hebrews 12

“Since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run...

George Martin

Nov 10

November 10, 2024 - Hebrews 11

I was asked, several years ago, to speak to a large group (100-150) students at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. The given...

George Martin

Nov 10

November 9, 2024 - Hebrews 10

“For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same...

George Martin

Nov 8

November 8, 2024 - Hebrews 8-9

“Now the main point of what we are saying is this” (8:1). The main point . . . that’s an important matter, isn’t it? When writing a...

George Martin

Nov 7

November 7, 2024 - Hebrews 7

“Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God . . . His name first means king of righteousness, then king of Salem, that is,...

George Martin

Nov 6

November 6, 2024 - Hebrews 6

“We must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance...

George Martin

Nov 5

November 5, 2024 - Hebrews 5

The writer of Hebrews, in describing a human high priest, continues a line of thought from the previous chapters in which he noted that...