Archive for October 2019

Psa. 77:7‭-‬10Will the Lord reject forever? And will He never be favorable again? Has His lovingkindness ceased forever? Have His promises ended for all time? Has God forgotten to be gracious? Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah. And I said, “This is my grief, that the right hand of the Most High…

Matt. 26:39And after going a little farther, He fell face down and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” Life is a series of seasons, some difficult and some easy. A few years ago, I was going through one…

Mt. 18:12‭-‬14“What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them gets lost, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountain and go in search of the one that is lost? And if it turns out that he finds it, I assure you and most solemnly say to you,…

Eph. 2:13‭-‬15But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace and our bond of unity. He who made both groups—[Jews and Gentiles]—into one body and broke down the barrier, the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the…

1 Pet. 2:13‭-‬15Submit yourselves to the authority of every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether it is to a king as one in a position of power, or to governors as sent by him to bring punishment to those who do wrong, and to praise and encourage those who do right. For…

Gal. 3:13-14 Christ purchased our freedom and redeemed us from the curse of the Law and its condemnation by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”—in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might also come to the Gentiles, so that we would all…

Rom. 5:6While we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. When I was a child, I suffered from a very common ailment.  I simply had a very difficult time obeying my parents.  Regardless of the punishment that I knew would result from my disobedience, I misbehaved often only to get…

Rom. 7:9‭-‬11I was once alive without the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died. And the very commandment which was intended to bring life, actually proved to bring death for me. For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a weapon…

Jn. 3:19‭-‬20This is the judgment: the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his activities will be exposed and condemned. When my niece was very little,…