John 13:34-35 ESV “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” There is a lot of confusion today over this … Continue reading Speaking the Truth in Love
Year: 2024
The Wicked Person Conceives Evil
“If a man does not repent, God will whet his sword;he has bent and readied his bow;he has prepared for him his deadly weapons,making his arrows fiery shafts.Behold, the wicked man conceives eviland is pregnant with mischiefand gives birth to lies.He makes a pit, digging it out,and falls into the hole that he has made.His … Continue reading The Wicked Person Conceives Evil
In the Fear of You
Give ear to my words, O Lord;consider my groaning.2 Give attention to the sound of my cry,my King and my God,for to you do I pray.3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. 4 For you are not a God who delights in … Continue reading In the Fear of You
Be Gracious To Me
“Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have given me relief when I was in distress.Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!” (Psalms 4:1 ESV) If we are following Jesus Christ with our lives, in earnest submission to him as Lord, and in sincere surrender of our wills to the will … Continue reading Be Gracious To Me
Protection From the Evil One
2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 ESV “Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the … Continue reading Protection From the Evil One
Many are Rising Against Me
“O Lord, how many are my foes!Many are rising against me;many are saying of my soul,‘There is no salvation for him in God.’ Selah “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me,my glory, and the lifter of my head.I cried aloud to the Lord,and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah “I lay … Continue reading Many are Rising Against Me
And the Rulers Take Counsel Together
“Why do the nations rageand the peoples plot in vain?The kings of the earth set themselves,and the rulers take counsel together,against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying,‘Let us burst their bonds apartand cast away their cords from us.’” (Psalms 2:1-3 ESV) In what ways are the nations raging and the people plotting in vain … Continue reading And the Rulers Take Counsel Together
Rightly Dividing
Rightly dividing the word of truth,Speak to me, Lord, what You want to say.Help me stay focused oh, Lord, on YouThroughout each hour of every day. Counsel me, guide me in what to do.Minister Your grace to me through and through.Lead me to truth and to holiness.Strengthen me, help me, my faith renew. Help me … Continue reading Rightly Dividing
Walk Not in Wicked Counsel
“Blessed is the manwho walks not in the counsel of the wicked,nor stands in the way of sinners,nor sits in the seat of scoffers;but his delight is in the law of the Lord,and on his law he meditates day and night. “He is like a treeplanted by streams of waterthat yields its fruit in its … Continue reading Walk Not in Wicked Counsel
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