21 For at the meal, each one eats his own supper.[a] So one person is hungry while another gets drunk! (1 Corinthians 11:21 CSB) There is something I love about the more obscure passages of the bible. I think it is the mining for meaning both during the time period when they...
Rugged Individualism
6 For I do not trust in my bow,and my sword does not bring me victory.7 But you give us victory over our foesand let those who hate us be disgraced. (Psalms 44:6-7 CSB) Where do you put your trust? I think the answer to this far too often is in ourselves....
Tested by the Word
18 They hurt his feet with shackles;his neck was put in an iron collar.19 Until the time his prediction came true,the word of the Lord tested him. (Psalm 105:18-19 CSB) Our scripture today speaks of the trials Joseph endured before being used in a mighty way the Lord had prepared. Most of what...
Your Worth
25 Now as John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one. But one is coming after me, and I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet.’ (Acts 13:25 CSB) How do you gauge your worth? Not your wealth,...
True Joy
1 How joyful is the onewhose transgression is forgiven,whose sin is covered!2 How joyful is a person whomthe Lord does not charge with iniquityand in whose spirit is no deceit! (Psalms 32:1-2 CSB) Let me ask a simple question this morning. Are you living a joyful life? Look, I get it, this is...