Behold, These are the Wicked

The arrogant and the wicked:“have no pangs until death;their bodies are fat and sleek.They are not in trouble as others are;they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.Therefore pride is their necklace;violence covers them as a garment.Their eyes swell out through fatness;their hearts overflow with follies.They scoff and speak with malice;loftily they threaten oppression.They … Continue reading Behold, These are the Wicked

With Regard to Your Way of Life

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!Serve the Lord with gladness!Come into his presence with singing!Know that the Lord, he is God!It is he who made us, and we are his;we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.Enter his gates with thanksgiving,and his courts with praise!Give thanks to him; bless … Continue reading With Regard to Your Way of Life

You Have Made it a Den of Robbers

“And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you … Continue reading You Have Made it a Den of Robbers

If These Were Silent

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on … Continue reading If These Were Silent

Deliver Me, O Lord, from Lying Lips

“In my distress I called to the Lord,and he answered me.Deliver me, O Lord,from lying lips,from a deceitful tongue. “What shall be given to you,and what more shall be done to you,you deceitful tongue?A warrior's sharp arrows,with glowing coals of the broom tree! “Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech,that I dwell among the … Continue reading Deliver Me, O Lord, from Lying Lips

Share in Suffering for the Gospel

“Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us … Continue reading Share in Suffering for the Gospel

What’s Your Purpose?

What’s Your Purpose? Why you be?Are you trapped? Or are you free?In and out is where you are?Sometimes nearer? Sometimes far? Broken record played each time?Nothing changes, not in time?Worn out efforts do not workSo you angry? So you irk? What’s the purpose, shrink from all?You no courage? You no gall?Run away is your escape?You’re … Continue reading What’s Your Purpose?

Fan Into Flame the Gift of God Within You

“I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in … Continue reading Fan Into Flame the Gift of God Within You

A Perverted Heart Devises Evil

The Sluggard 6 Go to the ant, O sluggard;consider her ways, and be wise.9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard?When will you arise from your sleep?12 A worthless person, a wicked man,goes about with crooked speech,13 winks with his eyes, signals with his feet,points with his finger,14 with perverted heart devises evil,continually sowing … Continue reading A Perverted Heart Devises Evil

If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It

They Hated Him “Now while they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they supposed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. So He said, ‘A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. … Continue reading If You Don’t Use It, You Lose It