“Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules. The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops. Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.” (2 Timothy 2:5-7 NASB’95) A large majority … Continue reading According to The Rules
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Encourage One Another
“You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains; but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and … Continue reading Encourage One Another
A Miscarriage of Justice?
Trials, testings, and some blessings,What’s in store has many guessing,Not quite sure what be expecting,If be real, or window dressing. Men in chorus speak their message,Chances are result in wreckage,Some of them do have much leverage,and of justice a miscarriage. Time is ticking, some be stickingTo their stories, others kicking.For some folks, the stories clicking,Others … Continue reading A Miscarriage of Justice?
Struck Down, But Not Destroyed
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are constantly being delivered over to … Continue reading Struck Down, But Not Destroyed
A Fragrance of Christ
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to the one an aroma from … Continue reading A Fragrance of Christ
The God of All Comfort
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just as … Continue reading The God of All Comfort
They Continually Stir Up Wars
“Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men;Preserve me from violent menWho devise evil things in their hearts;They continually stir up wars.They sharpen their tongues as a serpent;Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. “Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;Preserve me from violent menWho have purposed to trip up my … Continue reading They Continually Stir Up Wars
Hate the Evil, Not the People
“O that You would slay the wicked, O God;Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.For they speak against You wickedly,And Your enemies take Your name in vain.Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?I hate them with the utmost hatred;They have become my … Continue reading Hate the Evil, Not the People
Run With It 