Romans 3:4 – “…Let God be true, and every human being a liar…” More real are You Lord, Than the sun in the morning, Or the moon at night, More real are you Lord, Than the roof above my head, Or the ground beneath my feet. More real to me Lord, Are you than any person, That…
Continue ReadingJude 11 – Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; they have been destroyed in Korah’s rebellion. “The way of Cain.” 1 John 3:12 “Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and…
Continue ReadingJude 8 – In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings. People who dream evil dreams and chase the content of those dreams ruin their very lives. They are overcome by the content of their dreams and become a pursuer of their dreams rather than…
Continue ReadingGenesis 4:14 – Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” “I will be hidden from your presence.” After Cain killed his brother Abel he was fully deserving of death. (Exodus 21:12) However God did not kill Cain, but…
Continue ReadingPsalm 19:1-4 – The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. 3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. 4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.…
Continue ReadingPsalm 85-4-13 – Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us. 5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will You prolong Your anger through all generations? 6 Will You not revive us again, that Your people may rejoice in You? 7 Show us Your unfailing love, Lord, and grant us Your salvation. 8 I will listen to what God the Lord says; He…
Continue ReadingEzekiel 3:18 “When I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.” James 1:14-15 “but each person…
Continue ReadingHow highly do we regard God? It shows in how we live and how we speak. Our regard for God is revealed by what we believe and by what we think. If we consider God so far above us that He and His ways are beyond our complete understanding, then that is only the beginning…
Continue ReadingPsalm 82:3-4 “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” Proverbs 31:8-9 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the…
Continue ReadingJude 5-7 – Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. 6 And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment…
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