What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy – full of greed and self-indulgence! You blind Pharisees! First wash the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside will become clean, too. What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs – beautiful on the…..
Like our ancestors, we have sinned. They soon forgot his many acts of kindness to them. Instead, they rebelled against him at the Red Sea. Even so, he saved them – to defend the honor of his name and to demonstrate his mighty power. – Psalm 106:6-8 NLT
Rebellion. When we think of rebellion we picture riots and people being defiant. But, God defines rebellion as our actions of forgetting Him and His kindness when a crisis comes, and we…..
God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. God is love, and all who live in love live in God,…..
. . . Then he [God] sent someone to Egypt ahead of them – Joseph, who was sold as a slave. Until the time came to fulfill his dreams, the Lord tested Joseph’s character. – Psalm 105:17, 19 NLT (Parenthesis mine)
Jesus replied, ‘Now the time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory.’ – John 12:23 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap…..
One day Jesus left the crowds to pray alone. Only his disciples were with him, and he asked them, “who do people say I am?” “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the ancient prophets risen from the dead.” Then he asked the, “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah sent from God!” – Luke 9:18-20 NLT
But when the Son of Man…..
Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High. Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God. Psalm 50:14-15, 23 NLT
In this scripture we see that the path of salvation is through the sacrifice of…..
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13 NLT
Hope is not the same as a wish, and being hopeful is not the same as wishful thinking. A wish is something we want and long for that may or may not become reality for us. Hope, on the other hand,…..
You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. – Galatians 5:7-8 NLT
And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. – Hebrews 12:1-2 NLT
We all have times when we become weary in running our race……
