“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? “When he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. “And when he comes home, heContinue reading →
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.” (Mat 7:6) “So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields toContinue reading →
“How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance. “In Your name they rejoice all the day, and by Your righteousness they are exalted.” (Psa 89:14-16) Journal, We returned from another trip to Branson, Missouri. I love Branson. You get to see and hearContinue reading →
[note color=”#d0fdf0″] “Therefore My people shall know My name; therefore in that day I am the one who is speaking, ‘Here I am.’ “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, ‘Your GodContinue reading →
[note color=”#a9f0f6″] ” … being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. … “Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves,Continue reading →
“But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem … “… and to myriads of angels to the general assembly and church of the firstborn … (Heb 12:22-24) Journal, The letter of Hebrews was written shortly before the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, in 70 a.d. ItContinue reading →
“As they went along the road they came to some water; and the eunuch said, ‘Look! Water!’ What prevents me from being baptized? “And Philip said, ‘If you believe with all your heart, you may.’ “And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’ “And he ordered the chariotContinue reading →
“How great is Your goodness, which You have stored for those who fear You, which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You, before the sons of men! You hide them in the secret place of Your presence, from the conspiracies of man; You keep them in the shelter from the strife ofContinue reading →
“I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago–whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know, God knows–such a man was caught up to the third heaven. “And I know how such a man–whether in the body or apart from the body I do notContinue reading →
‘THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT. HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.’” (1Pe 3:8-11) Journal, When Jesus used the figure of speech about the ‘speck’ or the ‘log’Continue reading →
