Psalm 19:12, 14 How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. This is my prayer. Sometimes I feel like there are so many…
Tag Archive: sin
Bad Guys of History
Romans 9:18 So you see, God shows mercy to some just because he wants to, and he chooses to make some people refuse to listen. This has always been a point that amazes and kind of saddens me. God created and creates some people to refuse to listen, to be the “bad guys” in history….
But I Want To Do Good!
Romans 7:19 When I want to do good, I don’t. And when I try not to do wrong, I do it anyway. This sounds like Paul was having one of those days where no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn’t do it right. I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been to…
Sin vs. Salvation
Romans 6:11 So you should consider yourselves dead to sin and able to live for the glory of God through Christ Jesus. Today’s my first day back at work/school after 2 beautiful and wonderful weeks of vacation. Man! I’m so not ready for this! And of course, my time this morning is all about sin…
The Thing That Holds Us Back
Matthew 9:10-13 Now it happened, as Jesus sat at the table in the house, that behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” When Jesus heard that,…
Shortcuts
Matthew 4:9 “I will give it all to you,” he said, “if you will only kneel down and worship me.” The context here is Jesus being tempted by Satan in the wilderness. Satan shows Jesus all the nations of the world and offers Him a shortcut to accomplishing God’s plan. This is a huge problem…
Painful
Hosea 1-2 God tells Hosea to marry a prostitute so he can be a living example of what Israel had done to God. God also asks Hosea to have children with his wife and to name them names that mean “Not loved” and “Not my people” (1:6, 9). Those are harsh names for children! Even…
The Good Shepherd
Ezekiel 34:31 You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God,” says the Sovereign Lord. The Lord is angry at how the leaders of Israel have abused the flock, not caring for the sick or the injured or the weak. He promises that He Himself will…
God, Justice & Mercy
Ezekial 18:21-23 But if the wicked people turn away from all their sins and begin to obey my laws and do what is just and right, they will surely live and not die. All their past sins will be forgotten and they will live because of the righteous things they have done. Do you think,…
The Abuse of Grace
Jeremiah 3: 4-5“Yet you say to me, ‘Father, you have been my guide since the days of my youth. Surely you won’t be angry about such a little thing! Surely you can forget it!’ So you talk and keep right on doing all the evil you can.” Ouch! This made me stop and think about…
