24 “Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded that house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. (Matthew 7:24-25 CSB) We have a choice to … Read more
11 to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business,[a] and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 so that you may behave properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone. (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 CSB) I have sought to live a quiet life, but I think I have lived anything but. … Read more
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; (Ephesians 4:22-23 NIV) The old self, the old body, the old mind and old way of thinking. How we were prior to coming … Read more
17 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17 CSB) 37 “You are a king then?” Pilate asked. “You say that I’m a king,” Jesus replied. “I was born for this, and I have come into the world for this: to testify to the truth.Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.” 38 “What is truth?” said Pilate. (John … Read more
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with a sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord of Armies, the God of the ranks of Israel—you have defied him. 46 Today, the Lord will hand you over to me. Today, I’ll strike you down, remove your head, and give the corpses[j] of the … Read more