Do you believe you are righteous? Do you seek to be righteous? Do you act as though you are righteous? Do you believe your righteousness comes from you? Are you being persecuted because you are righteous or are pursuing righteousness? Have you considered these questions before? Believing we righteous can be challenging. Feeling self-righteous isContinue reading “Persecuted for Righteousness”
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Mourning and Meekness
Are there things you are sorry for? Have you done things you wish you hadn’t? Have you faced persecution? Do you struggle to make ends meet? Do you feel as though you are invisible? Does it seem as though people walk on you? Are you seeking relief? Do you desire being noticed? We all haveContinue reading “Mourning and Meekness”
Salt of the Earth
What comes to mind when you hear the term salty? Do you think of someone who is colorful or offensive or condescending? If you have heard that term used for someone, one of those descriptive words just may come to mind. Have you used that term for someone or yourself? Sailors will often call someoneContinue reading “Salt of the Earth”
Weak and Despised
Thinking too highly of ourselves is problematic. It can lead to pride, pride that is based on a house of cards. When that house falls, it can be catastrophic. Most of us were not born with a silver spoon in our mouth. We do not come from royalty. We are common, working-class people. Since weContinue reading “Weak and Despised”
Trust in Baptism
Do you remember your baptism? Have you been baptized more than once? Have you felt the presence of the Holy Spirit? Have you felt a strange warming in your heart? Have you been baptized by fire? Do you want to be baptized by fire? Baptism can be a tricky subject among Christians. Some believe inContinue reading “Trust in Baptism”
Looking Forward
How far into the future do you plan? Do you look forward to something in the distant future? Or are you only looking at later today or tomorrow? Do you plan beyond next week? What are you anticipating? What has you joyously anxious while waiting for it to happen? Planning for the future can beContinue reading “Looking Forward”
Pray Continually for Justice
Have you experienced times of deep despair. Have you lost heart sometime during your life? Have you felt things were hopeless, that they would never turn around? How did you tackle those feelings? How did you approach life at that time? Did you spend time in prayer? Trust can be difficult to give to someContinue reading “Pray Continually for Justice”
Lamenting to God
Not many of us have experienced a city being abandoned. We don’t know what it is like to have a foreign army drive out the citizens of a city and take captive anyone who remains. We cannot fully understand the feelings of helplessness, loss, grief, and depression. The Israelites experienced all of it when theyContinue reading “Lamenting to God”
Wrongly Accused, Part 2
Yesterday, we saw that Paul and Silas had been wrongfully accused. Though Paul had cast the spirit out of a slave woman who could foretell the future, he had done nothing wrong. Yet, the authorities took the side of the accusers and had Paul and Silas beaten and thrown into prison. Not only were PaulContinue reading “Wrongly Accused, Part 2”
Glory In Betrayal
How would you react if you knew you were about to be betrayed? Would you be joyful about it? Or would you be planning a vengeful counterstrike? Would you look forward to it. Or would you cringe in anticipation of the fall out? Jesus reacted in an unexpected way. Being betrayed into the hands ofContinue reading “Glory In Betrayal”
Marty Pressey 