Monthly Archives: January 2019
Faithful with Little – Luke 16:10
Luke 16:10 – He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Has someone ever asked you to hold a light to help them see to find their keys or work on a car in the dark? […]
Fruit – Matthew 3:8
Matthew 3:8 – Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance How many times have you ever said, “I’m sorry?” If you are like me, that number is very high. We say the words, but do we mean it? We express sorrow, but does it make us change our behavior? Repentance is the real goal, not […]
Mercy, Not Sacrifice – Matthew 9:13
Matthew 9:13 – But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. When I was a boy in school, I remember asking my teacher what a certain word meant. She gave me a most annoying direction, […]
Finding the Lost – Luke 15:4
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? – Luke 15:4 I reckon that none of you is likely a shepherd. However, I think you can relate the […]
Mercies and Forgiveness – Daniel 9:9-10
Daniel 9:9-10 – To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; It is interesting to think about forgiveness from the Lord. Today we usually think that we need forgiveness from other people not the Lord. Certainly our actions impact others, but if we cause them harm, why do […]
I Change Not – Malachi 3:6
Malachi 3:6 – For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. Have you ever backed out of a promise or failed to deliver on an obligation? I think we all have. We make promises we cannot keep, and our limited power and ability makes it even harder […]
Tremble at the Word – Isaiah 66:1-2
Isaiah 66:1-2 – Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this […]
Though the Lord be high… – Psalm 138:6
Psalm 138:6 – Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. One of the hardest things for people to understand (myself included) is that God understands our human plight. Though holy and infinite in power, the Lord sympathizes with the lowliest of persons. As […]
First and Last – Isaiah 44:6
Isaiah 44:6 – Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. In a competitive culture where you are expected to be faster, stronger, smarter, more innovative, more durable, and generally better than […]
Charity Never Faileth – 1 Corinthians 13:8
1 Corinthians 13:8 – Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. One of the lasting, enduring promises of Scripture is the strength of godly love. Passion fades and comradery diminishes, but the love shown by God […]
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