Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever met someone who purposely stirs up controversy. Maybe they do it just to see what will happen. Maybe they do it forContinue reading “Poked in the Eye – Matthew 5:20”
Tag Archives: Righteousness
Boasting!
Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, 24 but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the LORD, who exercisesContinue reading “Boasting!”
Rolling Justice
Amos 5:24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! There are moments in life when the very fiber of our being cries out, “Justice!” We see an event, someone being deprived of justice and we just want to do something. We write on cardboard and staple it to aContinue reading “Rolling Justice”
Godly People Die
Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. There are moments in life when we questionContinue reading “Godly People Die”
Righteous!
1 John 2:29 What we believe changes how we live. If we believe we are Superman, we have no problem leaping from the 10th story window of a building or standing on a train track ready to stop an oncoming train. If we believe we are superior we ignore the rules that normal peopleContinue reading “Righteous!”
Limelight
Proverbs 14:34 Corruption works two ways. When a people are corrupt the choose leaders who match their character. When a leader is corrupt, they lead the people into corruption. When the root is rotten, the tree soon dies. The rise of the United States was due to God’s blessing. As the nation seemsContinue reading “Limelight”
The Twenty-Plus-Two’s
Psalm 22, 52, 82, 112, 142 I think the worst feeling in the world is the feeling you get when you think God has left you. The words of Psalm 22 are spoken by Jesus as He hung on the Cross, bearing all our sin. As you read this psalm, listen for some of theContinue reading “The Twenty-Plus-Two’s”
The Arnold Journey 