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? ∙∙”

Be excellent ∙∙

Be excellent ∙∙ God has given us everything we need to live a godly life through his divine power. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself using his marvelous glory and excellence. And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us greatContinue reading “Be excellent ∙∙”

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 ∙∙”