Genesis 31:6- And you know that with all my might I have served your father. Yet your father has deceived me and changed my wages ten times, but God did not allow him to hurt me. NKJV I was in Mrs. Wascom’s English class when I first heard and thereby learned Sir Walter Scott’s famous quote: Oh, what a tangledContinue reading “Tangled Webs!”
Category Archives: Justice
Let Us Not Grow Weary!
Galatians 6:9 – And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. NKJV Most Americans think of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, or Malcolm X when they think of the civil rights movement in America. While their contributions were of the utmost importanceContinue reading “Let Us Not Grow Weary!”
Righteous Anger!
Mark 11:15- So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple and overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold doves. NKJV Just when I think that there is nothing more I can write about or nothingContinue reading “Righteous Anger!”
Being Christlike!
Romans 12:9- “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” NKJV Paul is strategic in his thinking. He appears to be rambling, but as he is led by God’s Spirit, he addresses an issue, then a counter-issue, all without losing focus. He started this portion of his letter that we call chapter 12,Continue reading “Being Christlike!”
Righteous Judgment
Romans 2:5-6- “But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who “will render to each one according to his deeds” Americans wait with abated breath as the jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial go into deliberation. The prosecutorsContinue reading “Righteous Judgment”
God’s Requirements!- Part 2
Micah 6:8 – “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” NKJV gods-requirements-2-1.mp3 In my previous post, I left out a very important insight. Micah starts this verse by writing, “He hasContinue reading “God’s Requirements!- Part 2”
God’s Requirements
Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? NKJV gods-requirements.mp3 This verse keeps popping up, which leads me to believe that I am supposed to blog about it. IfContinue reading “God’s Requirements”
Wonderful Jesus! 