Shunning Evil

Scripture There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil. ~Job 1:1, NLT Quote Don’t assume that you know it all. Run to God! Run from evil! ~Solomon {Proverbs 3:7, MSG} In fear healthy? In some…

Mortal Sins

Scripture There is a sin that is mortal; I do not say that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is a sin that is not mortal. ~I John 5:15-16, NRSV Quote Sin is your murderer: kill it before it kills you. ~Richard Baxter The Greek word translated ‘mortal’ in the…

His Mysterious Presence

Scripture “For where two or three are gathered in My name, I am there among them.” ~Matthew 18:20, NRSV Quote Only in the act of praise and worship can a person learn to believe in the goodness and greatness of God. ~C.S. Lewis Have you ever been so tired or maybe you just did not…

Jesus And Recreation

Scripture Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. ~John 21:3, NRSV Quote Recreation is refreshment of strength and spirits after work by means of refreshment or diversion. ~Merriam Webster There is a…

What Is Success

Scripture They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. ~I John 4:5-6, NRSV Quote Success is the ability to go from failure to…

Peace Be With You

Scripture That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! “Peace be with you,” he said. ~John 20:19, NLT Quote “To go back is nothing but death: to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it.…

From Faith To Faith

Scripture For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”…

Sunday Religion

Scripture I do not sit with the worthless, nor do I consort with hypocrites; I hate the company of evildoers, and will not sit with the wicked. ~Psalm 26:4-5, NRSV Quote  It is a tragedy of unbelievable magnitude that so many people see no connection between their worship and the way they live on a regular…

Deep And Wide

Scripture Large numbers of creatures will live where the river flows. It will have huge numbers of fish. This water flows there and makes the salt water fresh. So where the river flows everything will live. ~Ezekiel 47:9, NIRV Quote Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end and everything in…

The Good Shepherd

Scripture “I will place One shepherd over them. He will belong to the family line of my servant David. He will take good care of them. He will look after them. He will be their shepherd. ~Ezekiel 34:23, NIRV Quote Jesus is the ultimate expression of perfection. ~Ya’akov I’ve never read Ezekiel 34 without getting convicted.…