21st Century Biblical Reflections – Page 161

When the going gets tough ∙∙

When the going gets tough ∙∙ So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded. – 1 Thessalonians 5:6 Luke 22:39-40, 45-46 39 Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. 40 There he told them, “Pray thatContinue reading “When the going gets tough ∙∙”

Trust Fall ∙

Trust Fall ∙ Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. – Matthew 24:12 Ecclesiastes 8:11 When a crime is not punished quickly, people feel it is safe to do wrong. 2 Timothy 3:12-14 12 Indeed, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will beContinue reading “Trust Fall ∙”

The paradox of pain ∙∙

The paradox of pain ∙∙ For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! – 2 Corinthians 4:17 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond allContinue reading “The paradox of pain ∙∙”

The everywhere-nowhere future ∙

The everywhere-nowhere future ∙ Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore. – Isaiah 65:17 2 Peter 3:12-13 12 Looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and theContinue reading “The everywhere-nowhere future ∙”

Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙

Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙ We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. – 1 John 5:19 Habakkuk 3:3-5 3 I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fillsContinue reading “Rising hope or looming catastrophe ∙”