Bucket Full of Grace

Devotional Study Psalms 34 Psalms 34 A psalm of David, regarding the time he pretended to be insane in front of Abimelech, who sent him away. I will praise the L ORD at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the L ORD ; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the L ORD ’s greatness; let us exalt his name together. I prayed to the L ORD , and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces. In my desperation I prayed, and the L ORD listened; he saved me from all my troubles. For the angel of the L ORD is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Taste and see that the L ORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Fear the L ORD , you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the...

Devotional Study Psalms 15 Psalms 15 A psalm of David. Who may worship in your sanctuary, L ORD ? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. Those who despise flagrant sinners, and honor the faithful followers of the L ORD , and keep their promises even when it hurts. Those who lend money without charging interest, and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever. Prayer : Father, please give me insight today on your Word.  Help me to apply it to my life and come closer to you.  Take away my distractions and give me peace as I meditate on You and your Word. Meditation: Lessons to Learn : You can only be in God’s presence if you are blameless. Truths to Believe :  Refuse to gossip.  Speak truth from a sincere...

Jesus is the Atonement Title : Jesus the Atonement Subject : Atonement Text Scripture : 1 John 2:1-2 My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins,and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. Introduction -Do you ever think about words?  Where words come from… What words really mean… how words can express deep feelings and ideas by putting them together in new ways… words are a made up vehicle for expressing reality.  They are not the real thing. Words are a shadow of the real thing, an analogy of the real thing. Sometimes the real thing is so deep and so important that it takes a huge amount of words just to scratch the surface of what we know the reality to be.  Then we might come up with a single word that puts that huge amount of words together and we just reference all of it with ...