Things Jesus said that maybe we wish he didn’t…

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.” “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one andContinue reading “Things Jesus said that maybe we wish he didn’t…”

Who is against me…

O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me fromContinue reading “Who is against me…”

What you got!

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in fromContinue reading “What you got!”

Where you live…

‘And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp two-edged sword: ‘I know where you are living, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you are holding fast to my name, and you did not deny your faith in me even in the days of Antipas myContinue reading “Where you live…”

Fear of suffering

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the first and the last, who was dead and came to life: “I know your affliction and your poverty, even though you are rich. I know the slander on the part of those who say that they are Jews andContinue reading “Fear of suffering”

What possess you?

Then someone came to him and said, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” He said to him, “Which ones?”Continue reading “What possess you?”

Who’s driving your car?

Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel; there they have continued. Shall not war overtake them in Gibeah? I will come against the wayward people to punish them; and nations shall be gathered against them when they are punished for their double iniquity. Ephraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh,Continue reading “Who’s driving your car?”