Romans 15:2-7 ESV “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through … Continue reading The Encouragement of the Scriptures
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Good Fruit? or Wild Fruit?
I am reading in Isaiah 5. I am going to paraphrase much of it as applied to God’s beloved today, his saints. For, God sent his beloved Son Jesus Christ to the earth to take on human form and to suffer and to eventually die on a cross for our sins. He who knew no … Continue reading Good Fruit? or Wild Fruit?
Joy for the upright in Heart
Psalms 97:10-12 ESV “O you who love the Lord, hate evil!He preserves the lives of his saints;he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.Light is sown for the righteous,and joy for the upright in heart.Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous,and give thanks to his holy name!” Love God, Hate Sin Wow! That first … Continue reading Joy for the upright in Heart
Work the Works of God
John 9:1-7 ESV “As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ Jesus answered, ‘It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. … Continue reading Work the Works of God
Is Your Life Hidden with Christ?
Colossians 3:1-4 ESV “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. … Continue reading Is Your Life Hidden with Christ?
Regarded as Sheep to be Slaughtered
Romans 8:35-39 ESV “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, “’For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.’ “No, in all these things we … Continue reading Regarded as Sheep to be Slaughtered
It is Good to Give Thanks
Psalms 92:1-4 ESV “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made … Continue reading It is Good to Give Thanks
Perseverance
An Original Work / March 11, 2022 Marching, marching to their chorus, Enemies who now abhor us. They are out now to destroy us, For they hate our Savior, Jesus. They are all in step with others, Friends and neighbors, sisters, brothers. Bent on evil, vermin plenty, In the year now two and twenty. Their … Continue reading Perseverance
We Ought to Live How?
2 Peter 3:11-13 ESV “Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be set on fire and dissolved, and the heavenly bodies will … Continue reading We Ought to Live How?
Money Changers in the Temple
John 2:14-17 ESV “In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And … Continue reading Money Changers in the Temple
Walking Wounded 