Housebroken or heartbroken? ∙∙ Let me again experience the joy of your salvation! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey! – Psalm 51:12 Psalms 51:9-12 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.Continue reading “Housebroken or heartbroken? ∙∙”
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The CHOSEN – Jacob’s well ∙∙
The CHOSEN – Jacob’s well ∙∙ You are a holy people who belong to the LORD your God. Of all the people on earth, the LORD your God has chosen you to be his own special treasure. – Deuteronomy 7:6 Ephesians 1:4-5 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose usContinue reading “The CHOSEN – Jacob’s well ∙∙”
Hidden rebellion ∙
Hidden rebellion ∙ How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. – Psalms 19:12 Psalms 51:1-4 1 A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of yourContinue reading “Hidden rebellion ∙”
Cancel culture ∙∙
Cancel culture ∙∙ “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” – John 9:25 Isaiah 5:20-21 20 What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light, and light is dark, thatContinue reading “Cancel culture ∙∙”
Adversity score ∙∙
Adversity score ∙∙ Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. – Hebrews 12:1 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Don’t you realize that in a race, everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to winContinue reading “Adversity score ∙∙”
Win-Win ∙
Win-Win ∙∙ And all Israel heard of the judgment that the king had rendered, and they stood in awe of the king, because they perceived that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice. – 1 Kings 3:28 1 Kings 3:16-28 16 Two prostitutes came to the king to have an argument settled.Continue reading “Win-Win ∙”
Do you have an undiagnosed heart condition? ∙∙
Do you have an undiagnosed heart condition? ∙∙ The LORD does not see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. – 1 Samuel 16:7 Ezekiel 36:26-27 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you.Continue reading “Do you have an undiagnosed heart condition? ∙∙”
Are they coming for you? ∙∙
Are they coming for you? ∙∙ If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this? – Esther 4:14 Esther 3:1-11 1Continue reading “Are they coming for you? ∙∙”
Should the godless govern people of faith? ∙
Should the godless govern people of faith? ∙ Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to do even more evil than the pagan nations that the LORD had destroyed when the people of Israel entered the land. – 2 Chronicles 33:9 2 Kings 21:1-16 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king,Continue reading “Should the godless govern people of faith? ∙”
Are you a dismal failure? ∙∙∙
Are you a dismal failure? ∙∙∙ No one does good, not a single one. – Romans 3:12 Romans 3:23-25 23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from theContinue reading “Are you a dismal failure? ∙∙∙”
