Truth

Good morning!

Truth is not afraid of the closest investigation. ---- pgs

Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe" (John 20:27). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: How Firm a Foundation

1. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
   Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
   What more can He say than to you He hath said—
   To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?

The Holy Spirit

Good morning!

It is one great mark of the unbelieving and worldly that they neither receive, nor know, nor see anything of the Holy Ghost. The indwelling of the Spirit is the true dividing point between the wicked and the godly. ---- J. C. Ryle

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for he dwells with you and will be in you (John 14:16-17). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart.

Christ, Our All in All

Good morning!

Christ is the ocean, in which every drop is infinite compassion. He is the mountain towering above the mountains, in which every grain is God's own goodness. --- Henry Law.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing... (Ephesians 1:3a). 

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen(Jude 24-25). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim. 

Prayer

Good morning!

Prayer. The real secret of prayer is secret prayer.---- John Blanchard.

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you(Matthew 6:6).

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: Sweet Hour of Prayer.

Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! that calls me from a world of care, and bids me at my Father's throne make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, my soul has often found relief, and oft escaped the tempter's snare by thy return, sweet hour of prayer! 

Joy

Good morning!

The key to a life of joy is to know that all we receive is a gift of grace in Christ. ---- pgs

The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD that He spoke by Elijah (I Kings 17:16).

For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future ---- all are yours, and you are Christ's and Christ is God's (I Corinthians 3:21-23). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts. 

Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts,
Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men,
From the best bliss that earth imparts,
We turn unfilled to Thee again.

Trials and Tribulations

Good morning!

Trials and Tribulations

Even the best Christian drinks from many bitter cups between grace and glory. ---- J. C. Ryle

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed (I Peter 4:12-13). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: THY WAY, NOT MINE, O LORD.

Thy way, not mine, O Lord,
However dark it be;
Lead me by Thine own hand,
Choose out the Path for me.

Christian Love

Good Morning!

Love, --- and the unity it attests to --- is the mark Christ gave Christians to wear before the world. Only with this mark may the world know that Christians are indeed Christians and that Jesus was sent by the Father. ---- Francis Schaeffer

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:34-35). 

O righteous Father, even though the world does not know You, I know You, and these know that You have sent me. I made known to them Your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which You have loved me may be in them, and I in them (John 17:25-26). 

A hymn to read, sing, hum or whistle to the glory of God: WE ARE GOD'S PEOPLE.

We are God's people, the chosen of the Lord,
Born of His Spirit, established by His Word;
Our cornerstone is Christ alone,
And strong in Him we stand:
O let us live transparently
And walk heart to heart and hand in hand.