Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 9 After this I looked, and there was a great crowd that no one could number. They were from every nation, tribe, people, and language. They were standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They wore white robes and held palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out with a loud voice:... Continue Reading →
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 7 But we have this treasure in clay pots so that the awesome power belongs to God and doesn’t come from us. 8 We are experiencing all kinds of trouble, but we aren’t crushed. We are confused, but we aren’t depressed. 9 We are harassed, but we aren’t abandoned. We are knocked down, but... Continue Reading →
Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:13-21 13 If we are crazy, it’s for God’s sake. If we are rational, it’s for your sake. 14 The love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: one died for the sake of all; therefore, all died. 15 He died for the sake of all so that those who are alive should... Continue Reading →
Scripture: John 2:13-22 13 It was nearly time for the Jewish Passover, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 He found in the temple those who were selling cattle, sheep, and doves, as well as those involved in exchanging currency sitting there. 15 He made a whip from ropes and chased them all out of the temple, including... Continue Reading →
Scripture: Romans 15:1-9 1 We who are powerful need to be patient with the weakness of those who don’t have power, and not please ourselves. 2 Each of us should please our neighbors for their good in order to build them up. 3 Christ didn’t please himself, but, as it is written, The insults of those who insulted... Continue Reading →
Scripture: Hebrews 9:1-14 1So then the first covenant had regulations for the priests’ service and the holy place on earth. 2 They pitched the first tent called the holy place. It contained the lampstand, the table, and the loaves of bread presented to God. 3 There was a tent behind the second curtain called the holy of... Continue Reading →
Scripture: Exodus 29:38-46 38 Now this is what you should offer on the altar: two one-year-old lambs regularly every day. 39 Offer one lamb in the morning and offer the other lamb at twilight. 40 With the first lamb, add one-tenth of a measure of the high-quality flour mixed with a quarter of a hin of oil from... Continue Reading →
The Ten Commandments is the epitome of wisdom literature, on the surface they read as straightforward easy to understand laws, but meditating on them leads to deeper twists and turns that cause us to evaluate how society works and our place in it. These are not laws to help me govern the behavior of others they are wisdom to help me govern my own behavior.
Scripture: Exodus 19:9-15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, in order that the people may hear when I speak with you and so trust you ever after.” When Moses had told the words of the people to the Lord, 10 the Lord said to Moses,... Continue Reading →
We often hear people talking about God's wrath, but God's wrath is not simply anger or even inherently directed at us.
Squinting in the Light 