Jude 9-10 – But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, “The Lord rebuke you!” 10 Yet these people slander whatever they do not understand, and the very things they do understand by instinct—as irrational animals do—will destroy them. “But even the archangel Michael, when…
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 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 ReadingProverbs 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 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 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 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…
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