Scripture: Matthew 6:14-15 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you; but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Thought for the Day: Psalm 58 speaks of how the “righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.” I’m not too sure what to do with
Scripture: 1 John 3:17-18 How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. Thought for the Day: Nikolai Berdyaev said, “The question of bread for myself is a material question, but the question of bread for my neighbor
Scripture: Colossians 3:1-2 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth… Thought for the Day: Thank goodness! We have been given permission to ignore the real needs of humanity. We are to focus on heaven, and not
Scripture: Psalm 102:18-22 Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord: that he looked down from his holy height, from heaven the Lord looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die; so that the name of the Lord may be declared in Zion, and his
Scripture: Philippians 1:29 For God has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well Thought for the Day: Is God the source of suffering brought on by faithfulness? Some might suggest it is so, but I cannot imagine the God of eternal love and kindness wanting anyone to suffer. Of course, where such love and kindness exist, there
Scripture: Proverbs 16:23-24 The mind of the wise makes their speech judicious, and adds persuasiveness to their lips. Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Thought for the Day: Our speech has the potential for so much good. Whether it is a kind word to the man ringing-up our grocery items or the woman we meet during our morning walk,
Scripture: Romans 12:11 Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Thought for the Day: I am reminded of the scene from the movie, Ghostbusters, where the Ghostbusters are in jail and the guard says, “Okay, Ghostbusters! The mayor wants to see you guys. The whole island’s going crazy!” To which Dr. Peter Venkman says to the other people being held in jail, “I
Scripture: Romans 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace. Thought for the Day: Grace is a difficult concept as it moves from theory to true life situations. O sure, we understand how we are embraced by God’s merciful love, and not by our actions. That seems easy to grasp. It suddenly becomes
Scripture: John 4:9-10 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you
Scripture: John 3:1-2 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Thought for the Day: The exchange between Nicodemus and Jesus is one of the