Be nice ∙ You must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. – Colossians 3:12 2 Corinthians 6:6 We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by our sincere love. Proverbs 3:3 Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie themContinue reading “Be nice ∙”
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A Tale of Two Kings ∙
A Tale of Two Kings ∙ Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love. – Proverbs 20:28 Proverbs 30:7-9 7 O God, I beg two favors from you; let me have them before I die. 8 First, help me never to tell a lie. Second, give me neither povertyContinue reading “A Tale of Two Kings ∙”
Counsel of desperate despair ∙∙
Counsel of desperate despair ∙∙ If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do? – Psalms 11:3 Psalms 17:3-15 3 You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say. 4 I have followedContinue reading “Counsel of desperate despair ∙∙”
Harps on the willows ∙∙
Harps on the willows ∙∙ The LORD said, “I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. I will destroy the towns of Judah so that no one will be able to live in them.” Jeremiah 9:11 Psalms 137:1-4 1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept asContinue reading “Harps on the willows ∙∙”
Hannah’s Song ∙
Hannah’s Song ∙ For all the earth is the LORD’s, and he has set the world in order. – 1 Samuel 2:8 1 Samuel 2:1-10 1 Then Hannah prayed: My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.Continue reading “Hannah’s Song ∙”