Daily Delight Quotes

“The Bible alone is the word of God; thus, it alone determines our doctrine and ethics. It does not matter what the Supreme Court or the president of the United States says; we must do what God says.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“It is life’s storms that try our faith, not life’s calms.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“If God is with us, there is no need to fear. Why should we worry? Why should we be discouraged? Why should we be confused? The transcendent, most holy, infinite, personal God in Jesus Christ has promised to be with us until the end of the ages. He is with us as God, King, Savior, Physician, Shepherd, and Healer. He meets our every need. We can thus join with the psalmist and say, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.” Think of the blessing that accompanies God’s being present in your home. He is there to help you, bless you, heal you, instruct you, defend you, and protect you. Your home becomes part of the kingdom of God. And what is the kingdom of God? Righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“God’s word is essential to us. When Jesus was tempted by Satan to make bread out of stone, he quoted Deuteronomy 8:3: “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.” We must daily take in the word of God. It alone is the well balanced, nourishing spiritual food God has provided for us. As believers, we are called to understand it, meditate upon it, add faith to it, and do what it says.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5). We are not to solve problems by relying on our own understanding. We must look to God, for he alone is the way. The personal God communicates with his people and he will tell us how to solve every problem. What”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“we have a supernatural enemy, a created spirit being of very great ability, the devil. The moment we become Christians we become targets of Satan. Defeated at the cross, he still prowls around like a roaring lion. He is more powerful than we are, but the Holy Spirit, who is in us, is greater than all. With the Spirit’s help, we can wrestle against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms—and win. Onward,”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“God’s riches are infinite and inexhaustible. The old hymn puts it well: “His love has no limit, his grace has no measure, his power no boundary known unto men. For out of his infinite riches in Jesus he giveth and giveth and giveth again.” It is not true that we will only have health, plenty, and joy in life. There will be joy and sorrow; plenty and want; health and death. Life is full of change. But one certainty will never change: Christ is with us and will give us grace sufficient for the hour. He promised, “I have come that [you] may have life, and have it to the full. . . . In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 10:10; 16:33).  ”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“Jesus’ stance reminds us of the prophet Jeremiah, who told the Israelites, “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jer. 6:16). We too must return to the ancient paths by exalting the word of God in our lives and allowing it to function powerfully as God intends. We must say good-bye to every tactic we have used to hinder the effectiveness of God’s word as it convicts, rebukes, corrects, and instructs us. As we do so, we shall surely find great blessing, even rest for our weary souls.  ”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“Our universe is theocentric; by his will, God created all things, from the smallest particle to the largest star, including every living thing. He created them, he owns them, and he rules them. History is meaningless, and all searches for origins are futile, without this ultimate perspective from heaven.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“all who were able to understand” gathered together. When we come to church, we ought to come to understand, not just to feel better. The priority of feeling is the culture of our time. But woe unto that person who is guided by his feelings.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“We too must thank God for our brothers and sisters—believers from all languages, races, and cultures—who are the faithful people of God. We all have the same heavenly Father and the same Redeemer, our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us be thankful for the forgiveness, love, hope, and faith we receive in the church. Let us also be ready to give back—to pray for one another, to help one another, to strengthen one another, to counsel one another, and to spur one another on toward love and good deeds, so that we all may be strengthened in the Lord and in our most holy faith.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." —Acts 3:6       The story in Acts 3 and 4 of the healing of a congenital cripple is the story of my life and yours. This man had been looking for a handout, nothing more. Like him, we tend to think that money will solve our problems and make us happy. The truth is, a little more money cannot fundamentally help us at all. Why not? Because our problem is sin. Sin has crippled us—it has radically affected our thoughts, wills, and affections so that by nature we are arrogant, proud, and at enmity with God. Sadly, we are not interested in being rescued from our total depravity; we just want to make more money.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“But there is more to this accounting miracle. We read in verse 21, “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” In other words, he who knew no sin, the Lord Jesus Christ, was made sin, meaning not a sinner or a sin offering, but a sin-bearer for us. Jesus was intrinsically and extrinsically impeccable. Yet in God’s perfect plan of salvation, our sin was imputed to him, put into his account.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“September 12   Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan . . . and you will be cleansed. —2 Kings 5:10       The Lord of Israel will never heal an arrogant sinner who thinks he is better than others. In God’s view, there is only one class of sinners: the worst class. Whether publican or Pharisee, the Jewish Saul or the Syrian leper Naaman, every sinner must repent and believe in Jesus Christ. No proud sinner will ever be saved unless he first humbles himself and trusts in Christ alone. In 2 Kings 5, we read that Naaman came to Elisha with his own view of salvation. Asserting that he was a “first-class” sinner, he thought he should come through a different gate than others. He wanted a more dignified gospel, not the gospel of the cross. No, Naaman. You must surrender totally to God’s way of salvation. God had to humble the arrogant Naaman. So instead of sending Elisha personally to greet him, he sent Elisha’s servant Gehazi with the following message: “Mr. Naaman, it is clear that you are a leper. Here is the cure for your leprosy. Go down to the Jordan River—not to the rivers of Damascus, which you think have cleaner water—and immerse yourself in the Jordan seven times, and you will be healed.” Naaman was offended because Elisha did not give him preferential treatment. In fact, he almost missed his healing because of his pride. His wise servants, though, persuaded him to heed the prophet’s counsel. And so he humbled himself, went to the Jordan, and stripped off his regalia, displaying his leprosy for all to see. He immersed himself in the muddy waters of the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God. Where there is obedience, there is faith. Where there is faith, there is obedience. And as he obeyed, Naaman was cured of his leprosy. If we seek salvation our own way, whether in materialism, philosophy, science, good deeds, or in any other religion, we will not find it. Jesus Christ alone is Savior. “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). I urge you, do not be offended by the gospel and die in your sins. Follow Naaman into the river Jordan. Call upon the name of the Lord, and be washed clean.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. —Romans 5:20–21       We learn in Romans 5 that both sin and death reign as kings. But, thanks be to God, grace also reigns. And God’s grace is not just equal in power to sin and death; it is infinitely greater. There is no equal ultimacy of evil and good. Grace reigns forever over sin and death.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“A crumb from the hand of Christ is more than sufficient to meet our every need. Yet he never gives us just a crumb. In response to our living, saving faith, he gives us himself.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures

“The unbeliever is like a fish swimming within the confines of a large net. The net is the sovereignty of God. The fish thinks he is free to swim wherever he wills, but, in reality, he can only move from one side of the net to the other. Just so, when the sinner tries to run away from God, he runs toward him. And after a few short years he will meet him face to face. All of life is lived coram Deo.”
― P.G. Mathew, Daily Delight: Meditations from the Scriptures