5 And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of his fellow man. Life has value and a price. As the Lord gives instructions to Noah and his family following the Flood,Continue reading “3Mar2009 Genesis 9:5”
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2Mar2009 Genesis 9:3
3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything. After the Flood there is a shift in diet. God gives them this change in diet. This is not something Noah and his family came up with on the spur ofContinue reading “2Mar2009 Genesis 9:3”
1Mar2009 Luke 7:22
22 So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. John the Baptist has sent two ofContinue reading “1Mar2009 Luke 7:22”
28Feb2009 Luke 7:2
2 There a centurion’s servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die. We sometimes get the wrong idea about slaves in the ancient world. We bring up images of the slave trade during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries here in the west. But not all slave trade was as brutal.Continue reading “28Feb2009 Luke 7:2”
27Feb2009 Genesis 8:12
12 He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him. We complain about being stuck in an airplane for a few minutes waiting to take off or to deplane. Noah and his family have been cooped up in the ark for months. We complainContinue reading “27Feb2009 Genesis 8:12”
26Feb2009 Luke 6:45
45 The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. It is so important what we expose ourselves to, because it willContinue reading “26Feb2009 Luke 6:45”
25Feb2009 Luke 6:41
41 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Jesus had a way with word pictures. He captured the nature of humans in some of the most poignant word pictures. Here is one. It makes perfect sense. You can’tContinue reading “25Feb2009 Luke 6:41”
24Feb2009 Luke 6:29
29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Our natural inclination is to run from violence when it is coming in our direction. But too often we repeat violence when we are the perpetrator. We wouldContinue reading “24Feb2009 Luke 6:29”
23Feb2009 Luke 6:27-28
27 “But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. These are some of the most difficult words to put into practice, and yet when they are carried out they have a profound impact. NoContinue reading “23Feb2009 Luke 6:27-28”
21Feb2009 Romans 15:4
4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. The Scriptures are powerful enough to teach us, so that when difficult times come we have enough strength and courage to endure. But there is a greatContinue reading “21Feb2009 Romans 15:4”
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