Isaiah 46:9-10 “Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. 10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” Only…
Continue ReadingProverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” Scripture tells us to seek wise counsel. Proverbs 13:20 “Whoever walk with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” But not all counsel is wise to receive. The wisdom of the world concerning spiritual things is like a poison that tastes sweet…
Continue ReadingJudges 6:11-16 “The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” 13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all…
Continue ReadingGenesis 1:26-31 – Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He…
Continue ReadingProverbs 27:20 “Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.” Every day someone dies somewhere and this will continue until present creation is destroyed and replaced. Destruction of the earth and everything on it is perpetual until the appointed time. (Matthew 24:35, Revelation 21:1-4) It is a consequence of the original sin of man. (Romans 8:19-22)…
Continue ReadingPsalm 150 “Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with…
Continue ReadingMatthew 25:31-46 – “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the…
Continue ReadingProverbs 24:17-18 “Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, 18 or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.” God loves all of us. He does not delight in the perishing of the evil. In the perishing of evil, yes, but not the perishing of His creation…
Continue ReadingRevelation 22:10 “He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Home, A place I remember, From memories made long ago, And from a day not long ago. Not so much a place, But times and other times. Happy times and times of being frightened, Times of confusion and learning, Of coming…
Continue ReadingJob 1:8-12 “Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” 9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his…
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