22 But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 CSB) I will date myself today. Kids go look this up on YouTube. Back in the day Dr. Pepper had an ad campaign around “Be a Pepper”. The jingle was unforgettable, “I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper,...
Living Your Best Life
15 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk—not as unwise people but as wise— 16 making the most of the time,[a]because the days are evil. Make the most of the time you have. This seems to most a call to do what ever we like. To live life to the fullest and...
Do Wrong to Make Right?
8 And why not say, just as some people slanderously claim we say, “Let us do what is evil so that good may come”? Their condemnation is deserved! (Romans 3:8 CSB) Scripture speaks of how God can change something bad in our lives into something good. However, we should not be searching...
Worthy Example
21 you then, who teach another, don’t you teach yourself? You who preach, “You must not steal”—do you steal? “Do as I say, not as I do.” How often has this phrase been uttered? If we do not practice what we preach we are but a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal,...
Deeper
2 Why do you spend silver on what is not food,and your wages on what does not satisfy? (Isaiah 55:2a CSB) This may seem a simple question only focused on what we use our money for. However it has much deeper implication. Scripture often has meaning that extends far beyond...