Posts by Riley Pippen

Choose Happiness Today “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy”. Psalm 107:2, NKJV There is plenty of bad news in the news these days. Bad new sells and bad news draws attention. A steady diet of bad news has a negative effect upon our mind and upon our own attitude and outlook upon our own lives. Our scripture for today tells us that we, by choice, must rejoice. We, as Christians, must...

“God Will Revive Our Broken Hearts”  “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me…….” Psalm 138:7, NKJV Life has a unique way of getting us down. Problems can make us weary. Stress can make us weary. Worries can make us weary. Even other people can make us weary. The fact is that we need help in dealing with this world and its problems. Currently, our hearts are in need of revival with the trouble that seems...

I’ve Never Been Here Before “…as it is written, “the just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17, NKJV. I have heard it said, “we are in uncharted waters.” That is such a true statement. Those words actually mean, “we have never been here before.” Again, so true! Our nation is currently going through things that it has never had to go through before. Even our leaders are in “uncharted waters” as they try to lead this nation through...

Peace In The Middle Of The Storm “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You…..” Isaiah 26.3, NKJV. When our mind is focused on ourselves, we will never find peace. Faith is an outward look. Faith does not look within; it looks without. It is not what I think, or what I feel, or what I have done, but it is what Jesus Christ is and has done, that is the important thing for us to dwell upon. In the storm, we must...

One Last Piece “For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.” Colossians 2:9-10 One time I was putting a jig saw puzzle together and after several days of working on the puzzle, a few minutes each day, I finished the puzzle but as I reached for the last piece of the puzzle, it was nowhere to be seen. I looked and looked but I could not find the...