And when you spread your palms, I avert My eyes from you. Though you abundantly pray, I do not listen. Your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:15 Full of blood – If you read the context of this verse, you’ll discover that God rejects all the usual acts of worship. Sacrifices mean nothing to…
Do not be afraid when a person becomes rich, when the splendor of his house is increased; For when he dies, he will take nothing with him; his wealth will not descend after him. Psalm 49:16-17 NASB Do not be afraid – Does this seem odd to you? We would have expected “Do not be envious” or “Do not…
For my days have ended in smoke, and my bones have been scorched like a hearth. Psalm 102:3 NASB Have ended – Legacy. Does that term bother you? Do you think about what you will leave behind? Ecclesiastes suggests that your legacy better not be money, fame, or power. Those ephemeral status symbols won’t mean much after…
“Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.” Ezekiel 16:49-50 NIV Arrogant/Overfed/Unconcerned – What was Sodom’s sin? Don’t run…
I will go down and see if they have at all done according to the cry coming to me Genesis 18:21 Cry – As in the days of Noah, the days of Ezekiel and the days of Jonah, a cry went up to the Lord. He heard it and decided to bring judgment upon the…
