“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” … Continue reading Laying Up Treasures in Heaven
The Mind Set on The Spirit
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in … Continue reading The Mind Set on The Spirit
Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters
“I hate, I despise your feasts,and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,I will not accept them;and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,I will not look upon them.Take away from me the noise of your songs;to the melody of your harps I will … Continue reading Let Justice Roll Down Like Waters
Seek Good and Not Evil
I am reading in Amos 5. God’s people had fallen due to their idolatries and their other sins, and so God was giving them counsel to seek him, and that they would live. But they were not to seek other avenues to rescue them. They were to seek the Lord and live, lest the Lord … Continue reading Seek Good and Not Evil
What Life is About
Life and love and hate and evil,Peace and calm and oft upheaval,Day by day, and ins and outs,Faith and purpose, tears and doubts, Sun and rain and sleet and hail,Live with purpose, sometimes fail,Morning, noon, and nighttime, too,Middle age and old and new, Never know what each day brings,Have a lot; not many things;Living here … Continue reading What Life is About
Christ Died for the Ungodly
“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, … Continue reading Christ Died for the Ungodly
This Grace in Which We Stand
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that … Continue reading This Grace in Which We Stand
You May Be Sure of This
“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” (Ephesians 5:1-2 ESV) To imitate someone is to copy, emulate, follow, and model yourself after that person. And as followers of Jesus Christ we are to … Continue reading You May Be Sure of This
Hypocritical Judging and Immorality
In Romans 1 Paul commended all in Rome who were loved by God and called to be saints, because of their faith which was being proclaimed in all the world. But then he mentioned that he was under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish to preach … Continue reading Hypocritical Judging and Immorality
Run With It 