Revelation 20:12 (NIV®) “And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.” I’ve read this scripture before but I think my tendency has […]
Luke 12:20a (NIV®) “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you.’” Have you ever wondered about folks who, out of the blue, have terrible things happen to them? One minute they’re buying groceries or having dinner with family and the next minute they are homeless, jobless,
Matthew 5:45b (NKJV) “…for He makes His sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” These are hard days for our family. When I think about it, we are not in uncharted territory, for others have had similar tragedies. Others have similar pain. Part of
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Philippians 2:9-11 (NKJV) “Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is
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Matthew 7:1 (NKJV) “Judge not, that you be not judged.” Many times this verse is used toward Christians as a defense of someone’s behavior, often by someone who does not follow Christ. It is almost as if no one has a right to tell anyone else what to do. In reality, I think this verse
Ephesians 2:13 (NIV®) “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” If you are regularly reading this blog, you probably don’t have any confusion over the meaning of Easter. You know it isn’t about bunnies and colored eggs. It is about Jesus Christ
Matthew 10:14-15 (NIV®) “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” These verses come AFTER Jesus sent the
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 (NIV®) Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself
Ephesians 6:16 (NIV®) “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” It’s that time of year again. The culmination and craziness of the college basketball season. I don’t watch sports too often, but as I watched a few games
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Romans 14:12 (NIV®) “So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.” This verse makes me think of my future accountability session with God. I can’t say I’m looking forward to learning all I could have done and didn’t do in this life. I mean, I try, but I have zero