15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him;[a] yet I will argue my ways to his face.16 This will be my salvation, that the godless shall not come before him. (Job 13:15-16 ESV) I must admit that I have struggled with Job. Watching him be brought down, not from his own sin, but...
Cultivate Peace
38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” (Mark 4:38 ESV) This morning I was woken up by an early morning work problem call. The call was brief, but afterward I...
Unwilling to Wait
15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,“In returning[a] and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”But you were unwilling, 16 and you said,“No! We will flee upon horses”; therefore you shall flee away;and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”; therefore your pursuers shall be swift. (Isaiah 30:15-16 ESV)...
Not Good on My Own
18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it[a] to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink;...
Live Like That
1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? (Romans 6:1-2 ESV) We may look at others and ask, “how can they live like that”, as we see them living in what...