2 but your iniquities have made a separation    between you and your God,and your sins have hidden his face from you    so that he does not hear. (Isaiah 59:2 ESV) From the time of Adam and Eve we have been tainted. Sin entered the world through them and until we come to...

7 Be not wise in your own eyes;    fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.8 It will be healing to your flesh[a]    and refreshment[b] to your bones. (Proverbs 3:7-8 ESV) Do you ever get just weary to your bones? I have, many times, and there is nothing better than a deep rest to bring the flesh...

36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?”37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” (Luke 10:36-37 ESV) How are we providing for others? Or are we just providing...

11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV) The annotation after welfare in my translation says that it can be interrupted as “peace” as well. Knowing the God we serve, He...

15 And he said, “Listen, all Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: Thus says the Lord to you, ‘Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed at this great horde, for the battle is not yours but God's. (2 Chronicles 20:15 ESV) We are creatures of pride and in that pride we...