“Praise the Lord!Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,who greatly delights in his commandments!His offspring will be mighty in the land;the generation of the upright will be blessed.Wealth and riches are in his house,and his righteousness endures forever.Light dawns in the darkness for the upright;he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.It is well with the … Continue reading The Wicked Who Are Angry with the Righteous
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My times with the Lord in His Word
Marriage and Divorce Discussed
“And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, ‘Is it lawful to divorce one's wife for any cause?’ He answered, ‘Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast … Continue reading Marriage and Divorce Discussed
For the Trumpet Will Sound
“I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will … Continue reading For the Trumpet Will Sound
Honoring of Women
Proverbs 31:1-5 ESV "What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb?What are you doing, son of my vows?Do not give your strength to women,your ways to those who destroy kings.It is not for kings, O Lemuel,it is not for kings to drink wine,or for rulers to take strong drink,lest … Continue reading Honoring of Women
Faithful to His Design
Joel 2:28-29 “And it shall come to pass afterward,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,your old men shall dream dreams,and your young men shall see visions.Even on the male and female servantsin those days I will pour out my Spirit.” I was on Twitter one night … Continue reading Faithful to His Design
The One Who Prophesies
“Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement … Continue reading The One Who Prophesies
Faith, Hope, and Love Abide
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought … Continue reading Faith, Hope, and Love Abide
Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” … Continue reading Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way
But Have Not Love
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. … Continue reading But Have Not Love
Each One of Them as He Chose
“For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,’ that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I … Continue reading Each One of Them as He Chose