The Gathering Place Where Family Matters

“Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?” (John 4:29).

What an unlikely person in an unlikely place to hear the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus. The Samaritan woman was challenged by the Lord Jesus to come and bring her husband to hear this wonderful news. She replies, “I have no husband” (John 4:17). The Lord Jesus responds that she answers well because she has had five husbands and the present man- well, she is not even married to him. Upon hearing the convicting words of the Savior, she understands that He is no ordinary man. He knows the secret parts of her life. Surely this is the Christ.

For today: Christ is amazing. He knows every detail of our lives, and yet He still loves us. Surely He is the LORD!

“Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul” (Psalm 66:16).

The Psalmist declares that he is on a great mission. He is going to declare what the Lord has done for him personally. Can you imagine that the Psalmist, under the harsh conditions of the Old Testament economy, wants to declare what the Lord is doing for him? If it is good for this Old Testament believer, it surely is good for us today. Who can you tell about what God has done for you? Say, why not invite someone to subscribe to the Daily Prescriptions?

For today: Tell someone about what the Lord has done for you!

“O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of His praise to be heard” (Psalm 66:8).

Have you enjoyed having the last few Daily Prescriptions taken from the same Psalm? I have enjoyed writing about these grand verses. The principles and applications from this Psalm truly have blessed my life. Speaking of blessings, the Psalmist reminded us about praising and blessing our God. Praising the Lord is a great privilege as well as great responsibility. A good way to check on how you are doing with this is to think back over your own prayers. How much praise is being lifted to the Lord?

For today: Let’s ask the Lord to help us to be people of praise today because He is awesome!

“Come and see the works of God: He is terrible” Psalm 66:5).

It is interesting to me that the King James Version of the Bible uses the word “terrible” for the word “awesome.” The actual Hebrew word is yare which means, “To be feared, to be held in awe, to be worthy of reverence.” Apparently in 1611 the word “terrible” described this. Though our word has dramatically changed, I pray that our attitude has not! When we think of the works of our Lord, He is awesome in every sense of the word. He is worthy of our reverence and worship.

For today: May your life be filled with joy today as you think about your awesome Lord and His amazing works.

“All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing unto Thee; they shall sing to Thy name” (Psalm 66:4).

As I mentioned yesterday, for the next couple of days we will be in Psalm 66 for our Daily Prescriptions. What a privilege you and I still have in the United States! We have the privilege of assembling in local churches to worship the Lord. In the moments just before the service begins, it is a glorious thought to remember that believers all over the entire world are gathering together to worship. Some glorious day, worship will indeed be worldwide at one time, in one place. But for now, may my worship of Him be glorious today.

For today: Lord, in church today, may I sing your praises and really worship you. It is all about You, Lord!