Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.. Proverbs 14:34 What an appropriate verse for our Independence Day weekend. Our nation began with a group of people who valued righteousness enough to sail across the ocean and start a new life in a land that would allow them to worship God according to their own consciences. Others crossed the ocean for varied reasons, but the very words of our Declaration of Independence and our US Constitution
Isaiah 53:1-9 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. What was behind it all? Why did Jesus allow people to abuse him the way He did? I remember a time when a friend of mine suggested that Jesus had just given up on the world and let His enemies put an end to His life. According to my friend there was an article in Playboy
1 Timothy 6:10 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. Timothy warns us against the love of money which causes us to turn our eyes away from God. This principal comes to mind when I watch the flocks of Pine Siskins that have covered our bird feeders this winter. Most of these birds are content to gather together and enjoy the free food. But there are
1 Kings 19:15-21 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens. Elijah was given an assignment from God to anoint two kings and the person who would become his own replacement at the beginning of this passage. God was planning judgment on Israel for its activity in Baal worship. When Elijah found Elisha he was a prosperous farmer and was plowing his field with a pair of oxen. Elijah
Revelation 19:7 Click on this link to read the passage. You may select your preferred version of the Bible after the link opens.
Are you ready to be married to Christ? If you have given your life to Jesus and have become a Christian, then you as part of the church of Christ are betrothed (engaged) to be married to Jesus at the time you enter heaven. For the skeptical, here are a few additional passages that refer to this relationship: