Monthly Archives: August 2017

Romans 7:4 (NIV) So, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. Obedience is the fruit of faith; patience, the bloom on the … Continue reading →

Exodus 20:17 (NIV) “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” In a consumer society, there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addictions and the prisoners … Continue reading →

Isaiah 45:23 (NIV) By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear. Our agenda is to fix the world until it can properly take care of us. God’s agenda … Continue reading →

Deuteronomy 16:20 (NIV) Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you. Why should small-time embezzlers, bad-check writers, and petty burglars be in prison when they ought to be working to pay back those they have wronged, benefiting both … Continue reading →

1 Peter 1:8 (NIV) Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, God is no distant deity but a constant reality, a very present help whenever needs occur. … Continue reading →

Psalm 116:13 (ESV) I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD. Call upon Him in your sorrow–He is Comfort, Call upon Him in your weakness–He is Strength, Call upon Him when you’re fearful–He is Hope, Call upon Him when you’re lonely–He is Love. … Continue reading →

2 Corinthians 8:2 (NIV) Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. Joy is not the same as pleasure or happiness. A wicked and evil man may have pleasure, while any ordinary mortal is capable of being happy. Pleasure generally comes … Continue reading →

Psalm 119:18 (NIV) Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. When you have first learned God, or His will, you can address yourself cheerfully to the study of His works. If you do not see yourselves and all things as living, moving, and having their being … Continue reading →

1 Timothy 1:15-16 (NIV) 15  Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners–of whom I am the worst. 16  But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display … Continue reading →

Matthew 22:37-40 (NIV) 37  Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38  This is the first and greatest commandment. 39  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40  All the Law and … Continue reading →