Yearly archives: 2021

All You Ends Of The Earth

December 31, 2021 testadmin

Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together.
Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no God apart from me,
a righteous God and a Savior;
there is none but me.

“Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God,
and there is no other. By myself I have sworn, my mouth has uttered
in all integrity a word that will not be revoked:

Before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear.
They will say of me, ‘In the Lord alone are righteousness and strength.’ ”
All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
But in the Lord all the descendants of Israel will be found
righteous and will exult.

Isaiah 45:21-25

Every Knee Should Bow

December 24, 2021 testadmin

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,


that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-11

 

Little Ones

December 20, 2021 testadmin

 

“And if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,

 

 it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with
a large millstone tied around his neck.”
Mark 9:42

 

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believes
in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone
hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.”
Matthew 18:6

Jesus said to his disciples: “Things that cause people
to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through
whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown
into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than
for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.
So watch yourselves.

Luke 17:1-3

 

 

 

 

 

A Fleeting Shadow

December 16, 2021 testadmin

Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow.

Psalm 144:4

You have made my days a mere handbreadth;

the span of my years is as nothing before you.

Each man’s life is but a breath. Man is a mere phantom as

he goes to and fro:

He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth,

not knowing who will get it.
Psalm 39:5-6

The Cup

December 15, 2021 testadmin

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too;

you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

1 Corinthians 10:21

 

From the Pit

November 30, 2021 testadmin

Praise the Lord, O my soul;

all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all his benefits.

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases;
he redeems my life from the pit
    and crowns me with love and compassion.

He satisfies my desires with good things,
    so that my youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all the oppressed.

 He made known his ways to Moses,
    his deeds to the people of Israel:
 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

Psalm 103: 1-8

The Light of the World

November 29, 2021 testadmin

” They came with torches to capture the light of the world

and they came with swords to arrest the Prince of Peace.”

William Hendriksen (1900-1982)

 

 

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own witness; your testimony is not valid.” Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid, for I know where I came from and where I am going. But you have no idea where I come from or where I am going. You judge by human standards; I pass judgment on no one.

John 8:12-15

The Days Are Evil

November 27, 2021 testadmin

 

                                     Be very careful,

then,

                                                            how you live-

not as unwise

but as wise,

making the most of every opportunity,

 

 

 

 

because the days are evil.

 

 

 

 

Ephesians 5:15,16

 

Unspiritual

November 26, 2021 testadmin

 

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts,

do not boast about it or deny the truth.

 

Such “wisdom” does not come

down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.

For where you have envy and selfish ambition,

there you find

disorder and every evil practice.

James 3:14-16

If Ye…Countrymen

October 26, 2021 testadmin

 

“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude
better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace.
We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which
feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget
that ye were our countrymen.”

-Samuel Adams (1722-1803)