In Our Living and Our Dying

“If I give myself glory, my glory is nothing.  It is my Father—of whom you say, ‘He is our God’—who gives me glory; and you have not known him, but I know him.  And if I say I do not know him, I shall be a liar like you; rather, I know him and keep[read more]

Mercy and Self-Awareness

When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Jesus, “See, your disciples are doing what is unlawful to do on the sabbath. . . .If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men.  For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.” Matthew, 12:2,8[read more]

Hearing and Doing

Jehoiachin did evil in the sight of the Lord, just as his forebears had done.  At that time the officials of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, and the city came under siege.    2 Kings 24: 9-10 “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise[read more]