Matthew 21:45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. One of the politenesses that our culture used to have was a very simple one: If you wouldn’t say something about a person if they were present, then don’t say it when they are absent. SayContinue reading “Talking About Them – Matthew 21:45”
Tag Archives: Sin
Turn!
Ezekiel 33:11 Say to them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die, people of Israel?’ Prison parole boards happen every day in thisContinue reading “Turn!”
A New History
Jeremiah 23:7-8 “So then, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’ 8 but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of theContinue reading “A New History”
Renamed Valley
Jeremiah 19:1-2 This is what the Lord says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take along some of the elders of the people and of the priests 2 and go out to the Valley of Ben Hinnom, near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. There proclaim the words I tell you, There canContinue reading “Renamed Valley”
The Lowly Pronoun
Isaiah 59:2-4 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear. 3 For your hands are stained with blood, your fingers with guilt. Your lips have spoken falsely, and your tongue mutters wicked things. 4 No one calls for justice; noContinue reading “The Lowly Pronoun”
Upright But Not Sinless
1 Kings 9:4 4 “As for you, if you walk before me faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, Sometimes we get the impression that we have to be perfect in order to have a relationship with the LORD. WeContinue reading “Upright But Not Sinless”
2 Samuel 6:3-4 – Subtle Rebellion
2 Samuel 6:3-4 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it. Sometimes what seemsContinue reading “2 Samuel 6:3-4 – Subtle Rebellion”
Me, Me, Me, Me, Me
1 Samuel 22:8 Is that why you have all conspired against me? No one tells me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is concerned about me or tells me that my son has incited my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.” TodayContinue reading “Me, Me, Me, Me, Me”
Even the Best Parents…
1 Samuel 8:3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. So many parents take ownership of the mistakes of their children. And it can be heartbreaking when our children go astray and there is nothing we can do to bring them back.Continue reading “Even the Best Parents…”
Total Moral Collapse
Judges 21:25 In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. There are some things that everyone would agree are just plain wrong. But even as I write this, I know that there are still some who see the world upside down morally. So even things like rape and child abuseContinue reading “Total Moral Collapse”
The Arnold Journey 