Proverbs 15:8 – The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases Him. When a person who does not love God and who is not repentant of his evil ways, makes a sacrifice to appease the Lord, does that please the Lord? This verse clearly shows that it does not. It is clearly…
Continue ReadingJude 5 – 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. Jude refers back to when God supernaturally rescued Israel from Egypt. There was no doubt that it was God who provided the miraculous that saved them. …
Continue ReadingJude 4 – For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. Remembering that in V3 Jude had intended to write a letter to encourage and uplift the saints,…
Continue ReadingMatthew 28:18-20 – Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with…
Continue ReadingJohn 10:1-5 – Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his…
Continue ReadingJude 3 – Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people. Jude intended to write about “the salvation we share.” He was instead directed by the Holy Spirit to write to…
Continue ReadingHebrews 4:15 – For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin. Going through it? The Lord understands. He’s been through it too. In fact, before time began, He knew that those who…
Continue ReadingJude 2 – Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. This epistle was written by the Lord’s brother and in V1b we observe that Jude is writing to believers. In V2 Jude is greeting his fellow saints and is praying a blessing on them. This letter is meant for all the church. Abundance here brings to mind a filling to…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. Family and friends, we must submit to God! We must abandon all that we think we know of eternal matters and cast it aside to carry on without the burden…
Continue ReadingProverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and He will make your paths straight. Family and friends, we must submit to God! We must abandon all that we think we know of eternal matters and cast it aside to carry on without the burden…
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