KCUC - Chapel Chat

Morning
“He knows the way that I take; when he has tried me, I shall come out as gold.”
He knows our frame.—He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart [...]

Morning
By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us.
The love of Christ that surpasses knowledge.—“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.”—You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so [...]

Morning
“So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.—We have become like those over whom you have never ruled, like those who are not called by your name.
“All the [...]

Morning
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
But now, O LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are [...]

Morning
“A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.”
Him who judges justly.—We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.—Each of us will give an account of himself to God.—“The [...]

Morning
And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise [...]

Morning
For me it is good to be near God.
O LORD, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells.—For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.—Blessed is [...]

Morning
“Our God has not forsaken us.”
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.—It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? [...]

Morning
May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.—For who in the skies can be compared to the [...]

Morning
We know that for those who love God all things work together for good.
Surely the wrath of man shall praise you; the remnant of wrath you will put on like a belt.—“You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.”
All things are yours, whether . . . the world or life or death or the present [...]