Do you feel lucky? ∙∙

Do you feel lucky? ∙∙ Look! I have set before you today life and prosperity on the one hand and death and disaster on the other.- Deuteronomy 30:15 Deuteronomy 30:15-19  15 Now listen! Today I am giving you a choice between life and death, between prosperity and disaster.16 For I command you this day toContinue reading “Do you feel lucky? ∙∙”

Have mercy ∙

Have mercy ∙ LORD, have mercy on me. – Psalms 9:13 Luke 18:9-14    9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:  10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.”Continue reading “Have mercy ∙”

Idealized idols ∙∙

Idealized idols ∙∙ Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.- Romans 12:3 1 Timothy 1:12-16  12 I thank Christ JesusContinue reading “Idealized idols ∙∙”

Be kind ∙∙

Be kind ∙∙ The LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God. – Micah 6:8 Ephesians 4:31-32  31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander be put away from you, along withContinue reading “Be kind ∙∙”

Be careful what you ask for ∙∙

Be careful what you ask for ∙∙ So he gave them what they asked for, but sent leanness into their soul. – Psalms 106:15 Psalms 78:23-25  23 But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.  24 He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven.Continue reading “Be careful what you ask for ∙∙”