Archive for the 'Righteousness' Category

There

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Hebrews 13:5-6 KJV
(5) … he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
(6) So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
Deuteronomy 31:8 KJV
(8) And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will [...]

Destinations

Friday, October 17th, 2008

2 Chronicles 17:3-5 ASV
(3) And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,
(4) but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
(5) Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in [...]

Right

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Romans 2:29 KJV
(29)  But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
There is something that sets the truly ‘right’ (or righteous) apart from those that just think they have ‘right’ figured [...]

Error Lights

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Psa 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
While all that extra stuff is actually serving a very useful and helpful function, for the person attempting to ‘pop the hood’ and look for a problem, it is so much more difficult now than back in the day when it was [...]

Near

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Isaiah 46:12-13 (Amplified)
Listen to Me, you stiff-hearted and you who have lost heart, you who are far from righteousness (from uprightness and right standing with God, and from His righteous deliverance).
I bring near My righteousness [in the deliverance of Israel], it will not be far off; and My salvation shall not tarry. And I will [...]

Broken

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

Jeremiah 2:13 KJV
(13)  For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
You’re supposed to read the fine print, and, of course, all the instructions before using. But now, there is such a need to just go [...]

Hearts Talk

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Psa 14:1  <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Hearts talk and what they have to say is of such greater significance than the mere babblings of any mouth. What [...]

Sabbath’s Lord

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Mark 2:27  Then Jesus said, “The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren’t made to serve the Sabbath. (The Message)
There’s this main street that passes the entrance to our neighborhood, and just about 150-200 yards from our entrance this street tees up to a main highway. There is, of course, a traffic light at [...]

Lost/Found Heart

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Isaiah 7:4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—
9…If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.’ ” (The Message)
To lose heart is to lose faith, and without a firm stand of faith, [...]

From Determines To

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Mark1:35 Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. 36 Simon and his companions went to look for him, 37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!”38 Jesus replied, “Let us go [...]