1 Peter 2:1-3 (NKJV) Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit (doios), hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Deceit (doios) = being crafty (to catch with a bait), guile, deceit. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Drifting into an alligator’s mouth
Hebrews 2:1 (NKJV) Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. It’s easier to destroy a good friendship than to improve it. It’s easier to destroy a good marriage than change it for the better. It’s easier to spend money than save money. It’s easier … Continue reading
Dare to ask for an opinion?
Proverbs 18:1-2 (NKJV) A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment. 2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart. Here’s an odd ONE THING: Ask someone’s opinion about something specific today. Probably the last thing you feel you need is one more opinion, … Continue reading
Real books
2 Timothy 4:13 (NKJV) Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the books, especially the parchments. Over the weekend I did something I have not done in decades—I went out of town without taking a book with me. I have been a reader since I was a child and … Continue reading
It doesn’t have to be true
Luke 17:26-27 (NKJV) And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Something does … Continue reading
Is God good?
Genesis 3:1-3 (NKJV) Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the … Continue reading
The numbers matter, but…
Romans 12:2 (NKJV) And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. The numbers matter whether it is your company’s bottom line or the speed limit. Numbers even matter in church. Jesus … Continue reading
When you’re looking for something to say.
Proverbs 15:7 (NKJV) The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but the heart of the fool does not do so. Make it a goal to include in as many conversations as possible the following: “Let me share with you what God has revealed to me…” Think how that will greatly limit your choices of conversation. … Continue reading
How to make life easy
Proverbs 13:13 (NKJV) He who despises the word will be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment will be rewarded. The bad thing about being committed to having high integrity is that it really slows things down. A person with a weak sense of integrity can quickly decide on whether or not they should take … Continue reading
Please show up
Lamentations 4:17 (MSG) We watched and watched, wore our eyes out looking for help. And nothing. We mounted our lookouts and looked for the help that never showed up. There are many things you do in life that are like a whisper, but if you don’t do them it is like a shout. For example grandparents attending the wedding … Continue reading
