Archive for May 2021

Mal. 1:14 “Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the Lord Almighty, “and my name is to be feared among the nations.” Ever since he was a kid, he…

Mal. 1:8 “When you offer blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice lame or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the Lord Almighty. From the outside looking in, their relationship seemed great.  They attended…

Eph. 4:17-19 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening…

Song of Songs 3:3-4 The watchmen found me as they made their rounds in the city. “Have you seen the one my heart loves?” Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house,…

Rev. 2:8-11 To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again. I know your afflictions and your poverty‒yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are…

Song of Songs 1:12-14 While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance. My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts. My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms from the vineyards of En Gedi. The memorial service following my sister’s death was difficult for…

Jer. 2:31-32 You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord: “Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness?  Why do my people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to you no more’?  Does a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments?  Yet…

Jude 1:22-23 Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear‒hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. As sheep being led by teachers in the word of God, we will learn necessary life lessons.  Some of us, however, learn a new set…

Gal. 6:1 Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. The sin with which I had been struggling was nothing new for me.  It had reared its head a number of times since…