Posts by Riley Pippen

The Lord Is My Shepherd “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19, NKJV Examine these words carefully. It does not say He will supply our wants. There are many things we want that God has not promised to give. It is our need, and all our need that He promises to meet. Our children often want many things they do not get; but we supply all they need, if it is in our power...

Jesus Is Never Late “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26, NKJV We can attempt to go through the troubles we face in this life by ourselves or we can invite the Lord into our problems. The scripture for today is part of the story of the death of Lazarus. He...

Watch Your Temper “People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.” Proverbs 14:29, NLT More and more we hear of anger turning into rage and the rage turning into some kind of tragedy. We used to hear the words, “Count to ten” when you are angry. The idea behind that phrase is that while you are counting to ten, you will cool off and not speak in anger. I’m not for sure if that is really enough...

Are You Real? “So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things and you will never fall away. Then God will give you a grand entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1:10-11, NLT I love to visit the state of Missouri. The nickname for Missouri is The “Show Me” State. There are several stories concerning the origin of the...

The Devil’s Playground “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Philippians 4:8, NLT Have you ever heard the statement, “An idle mind is the devil’s playhouse”? The devil is relentless in his attack upon us. I’m not sure the mind even has to be idle before he...