Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Give thanks to God in ALL things

                               HAPPY THANKSGIVING

              Heed the Word of God and pray as He says 

   Matthew 12:36, 37  I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 

37  for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”                  
 1Thessalonians 5:16-18  Rejoice always, 

17  pray without ceasing, 

18  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 

Monday, November 23, 2020

Watch, Be Ready! You (we) do not know the hour


                            The Parable of the Ten Virgins

Matthew 25:1-13  “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 

2  Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 

3  For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 

4  but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 

As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 

6  But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’  

7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 

8  And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 

But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 

10  And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 

11  Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 

12  But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 

13  Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. 




Monday, November 16, 2020

Submit to authority - render to God


                                Paying Taxes to Caesar

Matthew 22:15-22  Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. 

16  And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 

17  Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 

18  But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 

19  Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 

20  And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 

21  They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 

22  When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away. 

Monday, November 9, 2020

What is it that The Lord requires ?


                          What Does the Lord Require?

Micah 6:6-8  “With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 

7  Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” 

8  He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?