Ezekiel 7:27 “…According to their way I will do to them, and according to their judgments I will judge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord.” We live in confusing times, don’t we? Many are preaching a gospel of good vibes that replaces reality with a shifting-sand Continue Reading…
Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, and you must rule over it.” Sin wants you! And it will go to any length to catch you. As an Continue Reading…
Ephesians 5:27 …so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. The idea of Christ coming for a bride without spot or wrinkle recently took on a deeper meaning. I got Continue Reading…
Psalm 36:1-2 There is no fear of God before their eyes. In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin. God takes sin very seriously. So should we. Throughout the Old Testament, God gave his people standards to live by. And consequences if they Continue Reading…
Jonah 4:9 “…. I’m so angry I wish I were dead.” Self-Pity. There’s nothing attractive about it. Like quicksand, it draws us in and pulls us down, down, down until we drown in SELF. Self-pity accepts no responsibility for our beleaguered state of mind and soothes our bruised egos Continue Reading…
Hosea 9:10 “…they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.” Be careful what you love…. I remember a song we used to sing in Sunday School. Oh be careful little ears what you hear….oh be careful little eyes what you see…oh be Continue Reading…
Matthew 19:17 “Jesus replied. ‘There is only One who is good.’” “Want some more coffee?” “No thanks, I’m good.” “Can I get you anything else?” “Nope, I’m good.” I’m good. It’s a common idiom we use these days. It’s not intended to say we possess a certain Continue Reading…
Matthew 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” “Little Bunny Foo Foo, hopping through the forest, scooping up the field mice and boppin’ them on the head…” If you’ve Continue Reading…
James 1:14-15 “but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” When our son Josiah was young, he and his sister Bethany got into a Continue Reading…
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world….” The classic 1963 movie, It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, featured more iconic comedians than any film that’s ever been produced. It also contained more adjectives in its title than most productions. It’s those four adjectives (the mads)that keep echoing in Continue Reading…