Receiving and Giving
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:31-32) When you receive Jesus Christ as your personal Saviour, your sin debt is…
Read MoreIn the Beginning
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1) During Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn asked her to define a woman. The judge replied, “I’m not a biologist” (Dastagir, paragraph 2). Reference: Dastagir, A. (2022) Marsha Blackburn asked Ketanji Brown Jackson to define ‘woman.”…
Read MoreJesus’ Descent from Abraham
“Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:…
Read MoreBad People Saved, Religious People Lost
“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go,…
Read MoreHating Sin, Loving Sinners
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:” (Hosea 4:6) Can you name all the Ten Commandments? If not, here they are in the paraphrased form: 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD…
Read MoreThe Temptation of Power
“…power belongeth unto God.” (Psalm 62:11) Before Jesus started His public ministry, He fasted in the desert for forty days, during which time the devil tempted Him in various ways. One of these was the temptation of power: “And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of…
Read MoreHe Could Have Stopped It
“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53) Jesus is with His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas has arrived with a contingent of officers from the chief priests and elders. He had told them to arrest…
Read MoreKeeping Good Company
“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:” (Proverbs 13:20a) Based on this Scripture, we can say, “He that walketh with ____ people shall be ____,” (lazy, honest, upright, profane, etc). Peer pressure, whether good or bad, affects how you think and act. Negative peer pressure is a problem for kids and adults. It…
Read MoreAre You Ready?
“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” (Luke 21:34) Jesus told His apostles before His crucifixion, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive…
Read MoreGod Rules, not the Majority
“Only rebel not ye against the LORD,” (Numbers 14:9) In Numbers 13:2, God told Moses, “Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel:” (Numbers 13:2) Twelve spies were to be sent, one from each tribe. Caleb was from the tribe of Judah. Joshua was…
Read MoreTrusting God
“Thus saith the LORD; Curseth be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:5) This verse is not saying we shouldn’t trust people. It’s saying we shouldn’t trust people to do things that only God can do. You may have heard people say…
Read MoreGaining the World, Losing Your Soul
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26) Jesus said these words. All His words are true. As God the Son, “…his understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:5) Jesus is also the kindest…
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