Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(9)“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. (10) Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”’ (Zechariah 7:9-10) The context of this chapter and verse comes from the situation the Israelites found themselves… Continue Reading Do Others Deserve ‘Getting What They Deserve’?
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(7) Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. (8) Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, (9) for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained.’ (2… Continue Reading Don’t Forget Jesus!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(4) Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods. (5) Many, Lord my God, are the wonders You have done, the things You planned for us. None can compare with You; were I to speak and tell of Your… Continue Reading Praise Our God Who the Storm Fears
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(5) Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a Canopy. (6) It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and… Continue Reading Stay Under The Canopy
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘The look on their faces testifies against them; they parade their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! They have brought disaster upon themselves.’ (Isaiah 3:9) In Isaiah 3, Isaiah warns Judah (specifically Jerusalem) of pending judgement against it; no one wanted to stand up and rule Judah (at least… Continue Reading Grab The Steering Wheel & Correct Course
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<Jesus said,> “All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”’ (Matthew 5:37); ‘(5) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; (6) in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.’ (Proverbs… Continue Reading No Buts About It!
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.”’ (1 Corinthians 15:33); ‘Flee from <sexual> immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins <sexually>, sins against their own body.’ (1 Corinthians 6:18) Paul provides in his first epistle to the church in Corinth guidelines for the Christian to… Continue Reading Bad Company Corrupts Good Character
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘So God said to Noah, “I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.”’ (Genesis 6:13) Having been in the IT field my entire adult life, I know from experience preventative maintenance… Continue Reading Keep Up With Your Spiritual Maintenance
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.’ (Proverbs 19:21); ‘The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.’ (Proverbs 20:5); ‘To this <purpose> you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should… Continue Reading What Is Your Purpose?
