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Who is wise and has understanding among you? He should show his works by good conduct with wisdom’s gentleness. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth. Such wisdom does not come from about, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where envy and selfish ambition…
Now at the end of the seven days the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, I have made you a watchman over the house of Israel; when you hear the word from my mouth, give them warning from me. If I say to a wicked person, ‘You will surely die,’ but…
Therefore, you too have grief now; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. John 16:22 NASB When a Christian dies, it’s a homecoming. It’s a celebration of their life. Of course, family members mourn and grieve because they are going…
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah, the son of Oded, and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if…
The word of the LORD came to Jonah the son of the Amittai saying, “Arise, go to Ninevah the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.” But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish, from the presence of the LORD. So he went down to Joppa, found a…
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud…
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love. 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV This is just one of many passages that tell us to stand firm and/or be courageous. But it throws that “do everything in love” in there. Now I…
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me. Then I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me. Then I could hide myself from him. But it is you, a man my equal, My companion and my familiar friend. We who had sweet fellowship together walked…
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 1 Corinthians 1:20 NASB Have you ever met someone who was super smart? If you have watched the Big Bang Theory on television, then you know that the main…
But Moses replied to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent-either in the past of recently or since you have been speaking to your servant-because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.” The LORD said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind?…