Category Archives: Christian

March 14, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?” … Continue reading →

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March 13, 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:20 “For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.” I feel sure that some who heard this at the … Continue reading →

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March 12, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 5:10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Going back to yesterday’s definition of righteousness as doing what is right, this verse seems suddenly up to date. The recent story … Continue reading →

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March 11, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Matthew 3:15 Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented. The baptism of Jesus is of course a very famous scene, but it bears more thought. … Continue reading →

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March 10, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by jgarrott

Malachi 4:5-6 “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; … Continue reading →

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March 9, 2013

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jgarrott

Malachi 3:6-7 “I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and … Continue reading →

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March 8, 2013

Posted on March 10, 2013 by jgarrott

Malachi 3:2-3 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2013

Posted on March 8, 2013 by jgarrott

Zechariah 8:6 This is what the LORD Almighty says: “It may seem marvelous to the remnant of this people at that time, but will it seem marvelous to me?” declares the LORD Almighty. God is never surprised by what He … Continue reading →

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March 6, 2013

Posted on March 7, 2013 by jgarrott

Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. This sounds to me like a very … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2013

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jgarrott

Habakkuk 2:2 Then the LORD replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.” This verse, with the one after it, has been given to this church several times by … Continue reading →

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