Posts by Riley Pippen

Some Things To Remember “I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.” Psalm 119:16, NKJV It’s not enough to hear God’s Word, to read it, or to meditate on it. We must be willing to do the Word of God. Those who are willing to obey God’s Word are going to be the ones who are most clearly and directly impacted by God’s Word. They have set their minds and hearts to know God’s Word. They read God’s Word with the...

The Lord Showed Up For The Pippen Family “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...

Do You Fear the Lord? “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” Proverbs 1:7 KJV With are the wisdom known and all the lessons yet to be learned, one could consider; what is an important lesson to learn? May I suggest one lesson that would give birth to many more lessons to learn and much more wisdom to be found? The answer is in our scripture for the day. “The fear of the Lord is...

Blind Faith “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8, NKJV Our scripture for today is a great example of the fact that sometimes we have to follow God without really knowing where He is going. It is known as blind faith. Abraham was told to go to place where God would show Him. God would show Him the place...

Listen To The Lord! “For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6, NKJV Years ago there was a television ad about an investing company named E.F. Hutton. The ad basically said, “When E.F. Hutton speaks, people listen.” Our scripture for the day tells us that the Lord is full of wisdom and from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding. These are all things that we need to know. We should...