The Better You Are: The More You Are Hated

Scripture “The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it ​— ​that its works are evil.” ~John 7:7 (CSB) Quote We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy in men who are afraid of the light. ~Plato There is a popular myth that goes…

Instrumentality

Scripture Does an ax exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it! It would be like a staff {stick} lifting the one who isn’t wood! ~ Isaiah 10:15 (CSB) Quote God uses whomever He please,…

God Works In Mysterious Ways

Scripture “My Father is still working, and I am working also.” ~John 5:17(CSB) Quote God is the Freight Train and those who oppose Him or the barking dog. A barking dog does not stop a freight train. ~Ya’akov I started in Isaiah yesterday, then went to Jeremiah, then to the Lamentations of Jeremiah and then…

He Will Repay

Scripture The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who rejects the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him. ~John 3:36 (CSB) Quote   Sin is the dare of God’s justice, the rape of His mercy, the jeer of His patience, the slight of His…

The Test

Scripture So when Jesus looked up and noticed a huge crowd coming toward him, he asked Philip, “Where will we buy bread so that these people can eat? ” He asked this to test him, for He himself knew what he was going to do. ~John 6:6-7, CSB Quote I have a great need for Christ…

Terrorified

Scripture At that moment the fingers of a man’s hand appeared and began writing on the plaster of the king’s palace wall next to the lampstand. As the king watched the hand that was writing, his face turned pale, and his thoughts so terrified him that he soiled himself and his knees knocked together. ~…

Final Exhortation

Scripture Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love. ~1 Corinthians 16:1-2, CSB Quote You’ve got to love your enemies. They are the ones who point out your faults. ~Benjamin Franklin I read the bible for more than one reason but many times when I read, I am searching for…

The Spirit of Christ

Scripture You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. ~Romans 8:9, CSB Quote Obedience is a pleasure with Jesus is your Treasure. ~Image Quotes How would you define…

Always Wear Clean Underwear

Scripture This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen undergarment and put it on.” So I bought underwear as the LORD instructed me and put it on. ~Jeremiah 13:1-2, CSB Quote Perfect holiness, the aim of saints on earth, and the reward of saints in heaven. ~Joseph Caryl I grew up…

Perfect Faith

Scripture Jesus answered them, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you tell this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will be done. ~Matthew 21:21, CSB Quote I am an imperfect person loved by a perfect Savior. ~Ya’akov…