Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙

Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙ Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. – Proverbs 4:27 Jeremiah 15:19 If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not letContinue reading “Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙”

Grumbling complainers ∙

Grumbling complainers ∙ Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.  – Proverbs 27:20 1 Corinthians 10:6-13  6 These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,  7 or worship idols as some of them did. As the ScripturesContinue reading “Grumbling complainers ∙”

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 ∙∙”

Futile rage ∙∙

Futile rage ∙∙ Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? – Psalms 2:1 Psalms 2:1-6  1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?  2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and his anointed one.Continue reading “Futile rage ∙∙”

Jail time ∙

Jail time ∙ Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” – Acts 5:29 Acts 16:22-32  22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.  23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailerContinue reading “Jail time ∙”