Man’s Inhumanity To Man

Scripture They stripped Him {Jesus} and put a scarlet robe on Him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand. Then they knelt in front of Him and mocked Him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. They spit on Him, and took…

The Shame Of Being Ashamed

Scripture “No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same. ~Matthew 26:35, NLT Quote Learn all you can about your own heart, and when you have learned all you can, remember you have seen but a few feet into a…

Psalm 38

Scripture My guilt has become too much for me. It is a load too heavy to carry. ~Psalm 38:4, NIRV Quote Grace means all your mistakes now serve a purpose {humility] instead of serving you shame. ~Source Unknown One of the great things about reading the Psalms daily is their freshness. I read Psalm 38 in…

What’s Not In Heaven

Scripture He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. ~Revelation 21:4, NLT Quote The most thrilling thing about heaven is that Jesus Christ will be there. ~William Franklin Graham Can you imagine the disciples grief when…

Shame

Scripture I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame…Take away the disgrace I dread, for your laws are good. ~Psalm 119:31,39, NIV Quote I sometimes think that shame, mere awkward, senseless shame, does as much toward preventing good acts and straightforward happiness as any of our vices. ~Clyde…

Ezra The Scribe

Scripture After all that has happened to us because of our evil deeds and terrible guilt ​— ​though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have allowed us to survive — should we break Your commands again. ~ Ezra 9:13 (CSB) Quote When life’s burden grow so heavy that you…

Self-Loathing

Scripture “You will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices. It is not for your sake that I will act …Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house of Israel!” ~Ezekiel 36:31-31, CSB Quote Guilt is the feeling that you’ve…

I Made A Mistake

Scripture Therefore her sins–and they are many–are forgiven, for she loved Me much: but the one who is forgiven little, shows little love. ~Luke 7:47, LNT Quote A part from Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, we can never be freed from the chains of selfishness, jealousy and indifference. ~Billy Graham I…

A Worm And Not A Man

Scripture But I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned and despised by all! ~Psalm 22:6, NLT Quote When people reject Christ, they act like animals. ~Max Anders That Jesus was willing do die for us is one thing but for Him to die an ignominious death is something else. Jesus did…

Regret or No Regrets

Scripture He {Jehoram} was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed with no one’s regret, and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. ~2 Chronicles 21:20, NASB Quote Its better to look ahead and prepare than…