Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? Those who lead blameless lives and do what is right, speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends. Psalm. 15:1-3 NLT Those of us whoContinue reading “Religion and Ethics”
Author Archives: betransformed78
Forgiveness
And forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. Matthew 6:12 NLT Someone asked me if it was necessary to forgive someone who did not repent of the wrong he or she had done to you. The answer is yes. Forgiveness is all from the offended person’s side; what theContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Resting
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4-5 NIV I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he itContinue reading “Resting”
Order
Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy before the LORD. For the LORD is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with fairness. Psalms 98:8-9 NLT In her novel The Bird in the Tree theContinue reading “Order”
Hope
“But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and he will stand upon the earth at last. And after my body has decayed, yet in my body I will see God! I will see him for myself. Yes, I will see him with my own eyes. I am overwhelmed at the thought! Job 19:25-27Continue reading “Hope”
You Shall Not Covet
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness,which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 ESVA wise man has said, “A covetous man will always be poor.” This reminds me of the commonstatement from people who grew up in the Great Depression of the 1930s: “I guess we werepoor,Continue reading “You Shall Not Covet”
Progress
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT As we look into a new year we think of progress. Where does that idea come from,Continue reading “Progress”
Hark, the Herald Who?
After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished. Luke 2:17-18 NLT Think with me for a moment. Who did Jesus choose to announce his coming, the coming of the Messiah, to the earth? Well,Continue reading “Hark, the Herald Who?”
Fitting Together
As [Joseph] considered this an Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream Matthew 1:20a One of the amazing characteristics of the Bible is the way things fit together. Parts of it that are centuries apart in very different historical settings and very different types of literature fit together in amazing ways. SoContinue reading “Fitting Together”
Heavenly Peace?
When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgaveour transgressions. (Ps. 65:3 NIV) My favorite Christmas carol is “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” but I confess when I sing “How silently the wondrous gift is given” I wiggle a little bit. Rev. Phillips Brooks was a bachelor and I wonder a bit how much he knewContinue reading “Heavenly Peace?”
Called To Be Transformed 