Only good and not bad?
Shall I receive only good and not bad from the Hand of the Lord? Job 2:9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the [spiritually] foolish women speaks [ignorant and oblivious to God’s will]. Shall we indeed accept [only] good from God and not [also] accept adversity and disaster?” In [spite of] all this Job did not sin with [words
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Inside out
Mark 7:21-23 NKJV For from within, out of the heart of human beings, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, [22] thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. [23] All these evil things come from within and defile a man." Psalm 51:10 NKJV Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
2 days ago2 min read
The scandalous Cross
1 Corinthians 1:21-25 NKJV For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. [22] For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; [23] but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, [24] but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the Power of God and the Wisdom of God. [25] Because the foolishne
3 days ago2 min read
Time to shine
Psalm 74:15-17 NIV It was You who opened up springs and streams; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers. [16] The day is Yours, and Yours also the night; You established the sun and moon. [17] It was You who set all the boundaries of the earth; You made both summer and winter. This cluster of verses really struck home to me afresh this morning. How often have I thought that God had left me when times of darkness, dryness or soul-winter were upon me. Yet joyous times of plenty,
6 days ago2 min read
Forgiven, but cursed!
Psalm 103:3,12 NLT He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. [12] He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. We read how far David fell in his life. From the mountain top of slaying Goliath to the depths of depravity in adultery and murder, his life was hallmarked by the falleness with which we all must deal. Psalm 51 is David's prayer for mercy after being confronted with his own guilt by the prophet Nathan. David plumbed the depths of guil
Jun 113 min read
Transformed to speak
Transformed to speak Acts 5:29-32 NKJV But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. [30] The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. [31] Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. [32] And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him." Is this the same Peter
Jun 102 min read
Forbidden desires
2 Samuel 13:1-22 NLT Now David's son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. [2] Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. [3] But Amnon had a very crafty friend-his cousin Jonadab. He was the son of David's brother Shimea. [4] One day Jonadab said to Amnon, "What's the trouble? Why should the son of a king look so dejected morning aft
Jun 94 min read