Posted August 25, 2014 | Judith Ingram
Scripture
Hebrews 13:16 (The Living Bible)
Don’t forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to [God].
Consider
It’s an interesting statement: Don’t forget to do good. In other words, remind yourself to follow God’s ways. Don’t get caught up in your own agenda, but consider what good and right and helpful action you might take in every situation and relationship.
This advice can be difficult to heed, especially when others treat us badly.
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Posted August 18, 2014 | Judith Ingram
Scripture
Matthew 15:10-11,18-19 (Good News Bible)
Then Jesus called the crowd to him and said to them, “Listen and understand! It is not what goes into your mouth that makes you ritually unclean; rather, what comes out of it makes you unclean.…the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these are the things that make you ritually unclean. For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things: to rob, lie, and slander others.”
Consider
Can a relationship make you unclean?
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Posted August 11, 2014 | Judith Ingram
Scripture
Psalm 91:14 (New American Bible, Revised Edition)
Because he clings to me I will deliver him; because he knows my name I will set him on high.
Consider
We have a marvelous, sovereign, all-powerful God who nevertheless longs for an intimate, one-on-one relationship with us. He has even told us his Name so that we can call on him directly and with the familiarity of a cherished child. Our God desires our worship and praise, but he also hungers for our affection, our loyalty, and our company.
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Posted August 4, 2014 | Judith Ingram
Jeremiah 17:1 (New Living Translation)
“The sin of Judah is inscribed with an iron chisel—engraved with a diamond point on their stony hearts and on the corners of their altars.”
Ezekiel 11:19-20 (New Living Translation)
“And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive heart, so they will obey my decrees and regulations.”
Consider
God’s words quoted by Jeremiah and Ezekiel encapsulate a problem we still suffer today—we have stubborn hearts that prefer the ways of sin to God’s ways.
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