Matthew 3:10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. The right tool for the job is important. I just recently purchase a sewing machine to hem a number of curtains, and several other oddContinue reading “Two Tools”
Tag Archives: Repentance
Vengeance!
Numbers 31:2 “Take vengeance on the Midianites for the Israelites. After that, you will be gathered to your people.” If there was one thing that I was taught growing up, other than brush your teeth after every meal, (which I have failed to do many times), and wash behind your years, (I’m not sure theContinue reading “Vengeance!”
Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In
Deuteronomy 6:23 But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. All of life is about movement. The blood coursing through our veins and arteries is moving, always pulsing forward. When it stops, we stop. Economies move forward or backward. WholeContinue reading “Deuteronomy 6:23 Out and In”
Numbers 19:11-12 Ash Water
Numbers 19:11-12 “Whoever touches a human corpse will be unclean for seven days. 12 They must purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then they will be clean. But if they do not purify themselves on the third and seventh days, they will not be clean. “No one isContinue reading “Numbers 19:11-12 Ash Water”
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 Godly Sorrow
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point youContinue reading “2 Corinthians 7:10-11 Godly Sorrow”
Luke 15:14 Lost and Found
Luke 15:14 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.” This familiar story, often called the parable of the Parodical Son, is the third parable in a row that emphasizesContinue reading “Luke 15:14 Lost and Found”
Capricious? – Revelation 9:20
Revelation 9:20 The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood — idols that cannot see or hear or walk. One of the charges that is often thrownContinue reading “Capricious? – Revelation 9:20”
Volksmarches – Revelation 2:5
Revelation 2:5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent an do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place. One of the things we are not very adept at doing these days, is self-reflection. We are very good atContinue reading “Volksmarches – Revelation 2:5”
Wash Up – James 4:8
James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Ballroom dancing is beautiful thing to watch when it is done well. Two people, interlocked in a rhythmic motion, timed to music. But it is much more than that. When itContinue reading “Wash Up – James 4:8”
Simple! – Acts 26:20
Acts 26:20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds. How simple is the Truth to understand? I guess that depends on the truth being discussed. IContinue reading “Simple! – Acts 26:20”
The Arnold Journey 