Today’s Word

Loans from Heaven

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to the ungrateful and evil men.    Luke 6:35 Is Kind – On one side, the Bible recognizes the need for consequences.  Sin…
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Half the Battle

A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools.  Proverbs 26:3 Rod – It is all over the news – again.  Another celebrity enters rehab for continual illegal actions.  Did you reflect on the implication?  She is sick, not sinful.  She needs counseling, not consequences.  She…
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Lower Self-Esteem

For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.   1 Corinthians 2:2 Except – Our world is addicted to the cult of self-esteem.  Have a problem with relationships?  You have low self-esteem?  Can’t hold a job?  Low self-esteem?  Not succeeding in life.  Not your fault – you were raised with…
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Radioactive

save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh   Jude 23 With Fear – Is it possible that contemporary Christians have so watered-down the warnings that we no longer see the danger when we exercise mercy?  Jude seemed to think that…
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Life Under The Sun

What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted.  Ecclesiastes 1:15 Be Counted – When you read this verse, do you say to yourself, “Well, of course, you can’t count what isn’t there.  That’s just obvious!”  You’re right, but if this is nothing more than a truism, why include it in…
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The Workaholic

For all their days their task is filled with pain and frustration.  Even at night their minds do not rest.  This also is meaningless.   Ecclesiastes 2:23 Do Not Rest – Ecclesiastes paints a sorry picture of life.  “No rest for the weary,” seems to be the author’s conclusion.  In stark opposition to the thought of…
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