11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are of his making. (Proverbs 16:11 NIV) At first glance this bit of scripture may simply look to be about honesty. However, there is a lot to gain from this scripture. Honesty – yes, at its base this scripture teaches … Read more
9 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” (Mark 4:9 NIV) The old saying goes, “We have two ears and one mouth. Thus, we should listen twice as much as we speak.” But not just listen, truly hear. There has been volumes written about active listening. But more simply than this, … Read more
Matthew 18:7 New International Version (NIV) 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! (Matthew 18:7 CSB) There are things in life that can make us stumble. Blocks put before us that we trip over whether … Read more
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 So, leaving everything behind, he got up and began to follow him. (Luke 5:27-28 CSB) The world pushes us to be leaders, however, many are happy to follow. They … Read more
17 Jesus responded, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah,[a] because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven. (Matthew 16:17 CSB) At this time, Jesus was asking the disciples who people thought he was and then who they thought he was. Simon (Peter) answered based not only on … Read more