From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 01/19/24 Emotions, Circumstances, and -- of course -- people, can cause us to wonder what to do next. But like a girl and her compass, we can turn to the Word for next steps. There's never a time when kindness, love, and forgiveness are a bad path to take. "As those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you." Colossians 3:12-13
"Someone who tells a dirty joke has a dirty heart. Avoid a person with a perverted heart for out of it are the issues of life (Prov. 4:23). 6 ... What does Proverbs chapter 6 mean? ... perverted heart devises evil, continually sowing discord; 15therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in a moment he will be broken beyond healing. "
Hey Jeff! Good to see you again. Have you ever looked at any of the Rood Awakening youtube series? (Michael Rood)
Proverbs 6: 12-15 the Message Bible Always Cooking Up Something Nasty 12-15 Swindlers and scoundrels talk out of both sides of their mouths. They wink at each other, they shuffle their feet, they cross their fingers behind their backs. Their perverse minds are always cooking up something nasty, always stirring up trouble. Catastrophe is just around the corner for them, a total wreck, their lives ruined beyond repair.
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 02/07/24 Music can bring us closer to the Creator, Whether you can carry a tune or not, your heart is always carried to the One who created you to worship Him. "I will sing of lovingkindness and justice, to You, O Lord, I will sing praises." Psalm 101:1
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 03/04/24 God knows your every need and your every move. We, on the other hand, don't always remember God! But we have a promise. If we cry out to Him and seek Him, He will be there. "The righteous cry, and the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles." Psalm 34:17
A Hope of Easter reflection, from The Daily Bread devotional. All of us can relate to the disappointments of life. The apostle Paul encouraged the believers in Jesus in Rome to remember that Jesus' death provided them with "peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us" (Romans 5:1). This with peace, empowers all believers to experience "hope [that] will not lead to disappointment" (verse 5). Moreover, it helps us face difficulties without running away from them. "Trials", he wrote, are designed to develop "endurance....strength of character, and ....hope" within us (vv. 3-4). God's presence provides a settled confidence that He loves us and will empower us through the Holy Spirit (v. 5). And His love and the Spirit's presence provide the assurance that our trust in Him isn't misplaced (v.8). "As believers in Jesus, rather than running from our disappointments, we can rejoice in them, knowing that God is walking with us through them." Marvin Williams Scripture: Read Romans 5:1-11
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 03/15/24 It's not your job to do life perfectly. But you can do your best to love the Lord well through it all. "Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." Colossians 3:17
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 03/24/24 God is glorious and untouchable. tender and compassionate. And by His grace, we belong right by His side. "The Law came in so that transgression would increase: but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more." Romans 5:20
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 03/27/24 If we could understand what eternal life with the Lord will be like, we probably wouldn't think twice about the things that worry us today. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ." Ephesians 1:3
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 03/29/24 Every person on the planet is kind of like a seed. A potential-packed package that needs the right environment to grow. "You were continually straying like sheep, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls." 1 Peter 2:25
From today's "One Minute With God" Calendar: 04/21/24 When you face big questions, remember this: It is not yours to worry. It is yours to trust, and receive His peace. "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8: 38-39