I’ve often thought that “know-it-alls” ruin life for everyone else. While reading 1 Corinthians 8, I was reminded of that again.
‘2Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. 3But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.’
1 Corinthians 8:2-3
If you know everything, you can’t learn anything.
I don’t know everything, but I love a God who knows everything about me, and still loves me. How blessed am I?
Cain didn’t do what was right, and God didn’t accept his gift. I wonder if he offered up a bunch of old stuff, stuff he typically feeds to his animals? Here are some moldy carrots, I usually give to the donkies. Regardless, it reminded me of the verse in Romans. ‘And so, dear brothers and…
I got up this morning with the word “purity” on my mind. Yesterday, I read 2 Corinthians 6, and Paul says that purity is one of the things that prove we are sincere, authentic Christians. ‘We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us, and by…
The Walk to Emmaus The empty tomb! Jesus has risen. He’s back! Two fellas who followed Jesus encounter the risen Lord on their walk to Emmaus. They don’t know it’s him (verse 16). He talks with them, they fill him in on what’s been happening in Jerusalem, like he doesn’t know. Then, in verse 27,…
It’s so cool that the first thing we learn about God is that he is creative. ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ‘Genesis 1:1 https://www.bible.com/bible/116/GEN.1.1 God created using his words; the phrase “Then God said” was used 9 times in the first chapter. God created us in his image (Genesis 1:26)….
We are working our way through Judges 18, 19, and 20. I believe 19 is one of the most disturbing chapters in the Bible. We see how bad society gets when it doesn’t follow God and doesn’t have godly leaders. In a heavy contrast, today’s verse of the day is Acts 1:8. ‘But you will…
We are working our way through Judges; there’s a common theme. When the Israelites get a good leader, they do well; when the leader dies, they screw up. ‘That is the story of how the people of Israel defeated Midian, which never recovered. Throughout the rest of Gideon’s lifetime—about forty years—there was peace in the…