“And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And […]
“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 This is a call from a father to his son to not only keep to the father’s […]
“Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows… Upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His stripes we are healed.” Isaiah 53:4-5 I read these words by Charles Spurgeon this morning: “What a mass of hideous sickness must have thrust itself under the eye of Jesus! Yet we read […]
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:12-13 There is weight to these […]
“The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing her in the midst they said to him, ‘Teacher, this woman has been caught in the act of adultery. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?’…Jesus bent down and wrote […]
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” 1 Timothy 2:1-2 The apostle Paul has salvation in view with this statement, evidenced […]
“When the days drew near for [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And […]
“Therefore, I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much.” Luke 7:47a It is not obedience that our Lord ultimately desires. It is love. Obedience flows from that love, so there is expectation of that as well (1 John 5:3), but it is not the core. Love is at the center. […]
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, […]
“After this [Jesus] went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth. And he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And leaving everything, he rose and followed him.” Luke 5:27-28 “And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in […]
In Pleasant Places 