Author Archives: L. Lyden

Give an invitation Then Jesus turned, and seeing them following, said to them, “What do you seek?”  They said to Him, “Rabbi, where are You staying?”  He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and saw where He was staying, and remained with Him that day. John 1:38-39 Point #5                                  Invite others into yourContinue reading “August 4, 2020”

Humble yourself Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Point #4                                  Ask for help This is something I’m not good at, asking for help.  I like to think I can handle everything on my own.  Do you know anyone like that, or maybe you are someone like that? Continue reading “August 3, 2020”

August 2, 2020                                     Make a plan Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me?  Hope in God;  For I shall yet praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.  Psalms 43:5 Point #3                                                 Plan for bad days As I was preparing to write today’s dose,Continue reading “August 2, 2020”

Follow the Spirit However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.  John 16:13 Point #2                                                      Be led If you could hear fromContinue reading “August 1, 2020”

The “ride” of life This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.  Psalms 118:24 For the next five days, I am going to take a detour from going through some of the new testament books.  I will continue with 1 John next week.  However, I want toContinue reading “July 31, 2020”

Grow in grace Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 3:18 Peter closes his letter by encouraging the believers to grow.  Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Savior Christ Jesus.  This is good advice and the same thing that we need to be doingContinue reading “July 30, 2020”

Keep overcoming                      Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. 2 Peter 3:13 This is a great promise and definitely something we are looking forward to.  The promise of a new heaven and earth where everything is right.  However, as we talked about yesterday, evenContinue reading “July 29, 2020”

Not willing that any should perish The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 I like the way this verse is phrased in the New Living Translation.  It says: TheContinue reading “July 28, 2020”

A warning For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.  2 Peter 2:20 This portion of 2 Peter 2 is a warning to allContinue reading “July 27, 2020”

Grow through If the Lord Yahweh rescued Lot, he knows how to continually rescue the godly from their trials,  2 Peter 2:9 This passage makes me think about my own life and how God has been so faithful to rescue me throughout the course of my life!  I depend on that faithfulness to bail me outContinue reading “July 26, 2020”