- Tuesday, 6/6/17
Evaluations are given to measure achievement or current status. Here’s
one: Psalm 84:2, My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for
the living God. (This is a self-graded quiz. Maybe it’s time to up your
effort?)
- Tuesday, 5/30/17 Proverbs
26:13, The slothful man saith, There is a
lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. Dunno if there was a lion or
not, but this man seemed content with pointing out the problem and quitting,
rather than solving the problem. Don’t stop at identifying what’s wrong. Fix
it.
- Tuesday, 5/16/17 1 John
3:18, My little children, let us not love
in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. To say the words, “I
love you” is easy and common. But to say it and then back it up with “deeds and
truth” (i.e. obedience to the Bible) is harder. Which are you more prone to do?
- Tuesday, 5/9/17
Galatians 1:4, Who gave himself
for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world... He
gave ALL He could to free us from the penalty and the influence of sin. What
will you give to free your spouse? Your kids? Your pastor?
- Tuesday, 5/2/17
Galatians 6:1, Brethren, if a man
be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Does
your Bible, in Galatians 6, use the word “restore”
or does it say “ignore such an one”? No, not the Bible you read, the one you
live.
- Tuesday, 4/24/17 Three
commandments to do toward a repentant believer: 2 Corinthians 2:7-8, So that contrariwise ye ought rather to 1forgive
him, and 2comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be
swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Wherefore I beseech you that ye would
3confirm your love
toward him. Isaiah
53:4, Surely he hath borne our griefs,
and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted. Did you ever consider that you may be wrong? They esteemed,
valued, surmised that the One on the Cross was “bad.” Are you teachable, or do
you feel that you’re the final word on every subject?
My Bible thoughts:
- Tuesday, 4/17/17
Proverbs 13:5a, A righteous man
hateth lying. Most of us hate being lied to, but, do you hate it when
you’re the liar? Do you hate it if you see another person lying to a third
person (or cheating: at work: time cards, reports; false tax return info)?
- Monday, 4/9/17 If
something is inevitable, why not prepare for it (winter, school, surgery,
etc.)? Psalm 145:1, I will extol thee, my
God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Tuesday, 4/4/17
Proverbs 31:12, She will do him
good and not evil all the days of her life. Ladies, the second
characteristic of the virtuous woman (after earned trust) is consistent active
goodness. Do you? Really?
- Tuesday, 3/28/17
Proverbs 25:19, Confidence in an
unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of
joint. Confidence & faithfulness take a long time to develop.
(Unfaithfulness would be natural.) Problems come at a moment’s notice. Are you
ready?