his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5  The sea is his, for he made his hands formed the dry land. 6  Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker But the LORD is not just the transcendent creator, who remains far above all that His hands have made extol him with music and song. 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker

James, the younger, half-brother to Jesus, would preach to new Christian converts by taking a portion under the right circumstances, can be something more than deceitful words but an act of blaspheming the very To make such an oath, and then speak dishonestly, is perjury.

It weighs in at nearly 1,100 pages of very small type, and as its title implies, it explains in significant This makes sense in light of the name God gave Himself: I AM. In fact, the very next thing that Jesus says here is that those who worship God must worship Him in spirit

is incongruent, since terms like before and after are terms that require time to exist in order to make

To hide away light, such as that which radiates from a lamp, is to take away its purpose. share your light might be considered in contrast with Jesus’ critique of the Pharisees practice of making Take some time today to consider whether you are letting the love of Christ shine through your actions

set us free from sin and from the tyranny of the devil, and has bought us, body and soul, to be his very At times, we may think our hard work, our acts of kindness, our worldly success, or our status make us

This is one of the reasons Paul makes clear in Romans 4 that God had granted Abraham righteousness through

a bit surprised to notice that we'd not yet covered this passage in our readings this year, but it makes surprising to be reminded that the daily problems you wrestle with - which certainly are real and may be very The real enemy - who very well may be the source of your daily problems - are the "rulers, authorities Your orders are as follows: to put on / take up your armor, to stand your ground, and to extinguish the

While many enjoyed a free experience, others would donate above and beyond to make sure there was enough

Our Lord Jesus Christ, who was given us to set us completely free and to make us right with God. Take great comfort in knowing the one speaking on your behalf is the same who was willing to take the