Blessed Are The Gentle

Scripture “Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth. ~Matthew 5:5, NASB Quote Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. ~Aristotle The word translated ‘gentle’ in the NASB is most often translated ‘humble’ or ‘meek’. None do injustice to the Greek word which means all three and we could throw in ‘mild.’…

Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Scripture Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ~Matthew 5:3, LSB Quote Those who do not think about their own sins make up for it by thinking incessantly about the sins of others. ~C. S. Lewis {God in the Dock, p. 127} Poverty creates brotherhood. Those who are poor…

Chief Of Sinners

Scripture This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ~1 Timothy 1:15, NKJV Quote I hate sin. It makes me feel miserable. How can anyone love it? ~Ya’akov I don’t know when or if the truth {that life is…

Humility

Scripture Come, let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. Psalm 95:6, NASB Quote It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits and to humbly implore His protection and favor. ~George Washington Speaking in…

Seeing His Face

Scripture Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. ~Philippians 2:3, NLT Quote If you plan to build a tall house of virtues, you must first lay deep foundations of humility. ~Augustine In the Church of Our Lady in central Copenhagen stands a statue of Christ…

Humility Verses Pride

Scripture In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ~ 1 Peter 5:5 (CSB) Quote Humility puts others first. ~David Walls This is coming up in my 1 Peter series but…

Shrewd As Serpents

Scripture “Look, I’m sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as serpents and as innocent as doves. ~ Matthew 10:16 (CSB) Quote “The most difficult thing to achieve in the CHRISTIAN LIFE is balance.” ~Calvin C. Inman I doubt if the disciples were comforted when Jesus said, I’m sending you out like…

Getting Dressed For The Day

Scripture Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and dearly loved, put on compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ~Colossians 3:12, CSB Quote There is life in the path of righteousness and in it’s path there is no death. ~Solomon We are coming to you today from the Hilton Garden Inn in Pensacola, Florida. We are here…

The God Of Simple Things

Scripture Our LORD and our God, Bashan is a mighty mountain covered with peaks. Why is it jealous of Zion, the mountain You chose as Your home forever? ~Psalm 68:15-16, CEV Quote By small and simple things; great things are brought to pass. ~Russell Ballard Bashan is a mountain range located just East of the…