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2 Co 3:2,3 You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart. Paul…
Matthew 27:12 And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He answered nothing. Matthew 27:13 Then Pilate said to Him, “Do You not hear how many things they testify against You?” Matthew 27:14 But He answered him not one word, so that the governor marveled greatly. Although Jesus had an opportunity…
“Therefore take care how you listen, for whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever does not have, from him will be taken even what he seems to have”. Luke 8:18 Listening is more than just a passive act; it is an active engagement with God’s word. In the context above Jesus has just…
Joh 8:4,10-11 They said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act. When Jesus straightened up and saw no one except the woman, he said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?” She said, “No one, Lord”. And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I…
Jer 31:3 The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving kindness I have drawn you. Jer 31:4 Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go…
Mat 5:41 “And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. In Jesus’ time , Israel was a Roman colony. According to Roman law, a Roman soldier could demand a resident of a colony to carry his military baggage as far as one mile. After that, the soldier was supposed to find…
Gal 6:4-5 (NCV) Each person should judge his own actions and not compare himself with others. Then he can be proud for what he himself has done. Each person must be responsible for himself. Rather than compare what we do with what others do, we should focus on what we personally are able to do….
Prov 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but the desire fulfilled is a tree of life. No one likes waiting. It feels good to get what we want. But when our expectations are delayed for a long time, we can experience disappointment and disillusionment. Hope deferred can look like many things ; an agonizing…
TOWERING DIVINE DISTINCTION Exo 11:7 No destructive plague will harm you .But not a dog will move its tongue against any of the children of Israel, against man or beast, so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel .’ Amidst this looming judgment, God declares that not…
2 Kings 7:19, 20 Then that officer had answered the man of God, and said, “Now look, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could such a thing be?”And he had said, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.”And so it happened to him, for…