11 Later the rest came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us!’ 12 “He replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you!’ 13 “Therefore be alert, because you don’t know either the day or the hour. (Matthew 25:11-13 CSB) Does your life reflect that you know and are known by Christ?...
Busyness or Busy
42 Therefore be alert, since you don’t know what day[a] your Lord is coming. (Matthew 24:42 CSB) Ask yourself a question; Are you truly busy, or do you just act busy? Now, this may seem like a bit of a harsh question, but truly think about it. Far too often we look...
Time Aside
27 “…You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of the bones of the dead and every kind of impurity.” (Matthew 23:27 CSB) Have you truly considered what your life looks like if the varnish of what you portray to others were stripped away. If...
Big & Small
24 Blind guides! You strain out a gnat, but gulp down a camel! (Matthew 23:24 CSB) Are we too focused upon the small and insignificant to see the greater issues at hand? I think we probably are. We look at the byproduct without realizing the root cause. Our lives run along somewhat...
New Threads
10 I rejoice greatly in the Lord,I exult in my God;for he has clothed me with the garments of salvationand wrapped me in a robe of righteousness,as a groom wears a turbanand as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (Isaiah 61:10 CSB) Do we truly rejoice in the new garments...