David speaking about the enemy! 22 Let their own table before them become a snare;and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.23 Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,and make their loins tremble continually.24 Pour out your indignation upon them,and let your burning anger overtake them.25 May their campContinue reading “Psalm 69:22-36….Two sides of the coin!”
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Psalm 69: 1-12….David explains in detail (today) before he requests (tomorrow).
1 Save me, O God!For the waters have come up to my neck.2 I sink in deep mire,where there is no foothold;I have come into deep waters,and the flood sweeps over me.3 I am weary with my crying out;my throat is parched.My eyes grow dimwith waiting for my God. – David needs God’s help! HeContinue reading “Psalm 69: 1-12….David explains in detail (today) before he requests (tomorrow).”
Psalm 66: 13-20….I will worship God! Will others follow?
I will come into your house with burnt offerings;I will perform my vows to you,14 that which my lips utteredand my mouth promised when I was in trouble.15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals,with the smoke of the sacrifice of rams;I will make an offering of bulls and goats. Selah ChristiansContinue reading “Psalm 66: 13-20….I will worship God! Will others follow?”
Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!
14 therefore, behold, I will againdo wonderful things with this people,with wonder upon wonder;and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”15 Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel,whose deeds are in the dark,and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”16 YouContinue reading “Isaiah 29; 14-24….God’s Blessing!”
Matt 23: 2-3;13-31 (selected verses)….7 Woes!
2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat, 3 so do and observe whatever they tell you, but not the works they do. For they preach, but do not practice. 13 “But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you neither enterContinue reading “Matt 23: 2-3;13-31 (selected verses)….7 Woes!”
Luke 13: 10-17….Jesus in trouble again!
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from yourContinue reading “Luke 13: 10-17….Jesus in trouble again!”
Luke 12: 22-24; 32-40; 49-53….A Mixed Bag!
22 And he said to his disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouseContinue reading “Luke 12: 22-24; 32-40; 49-53….A Mixed Bag!”
Luke 12: 13-21….You fool!
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in theContinue reading “Luke 12: 13-21….You fool!”
Luke 11:37-48; 52-54….Gentle Jesus weak and mild???
While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was astonished to see that he did not first wash before dinner. And the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but insideContinue reading “Luke 11:37-48; 52-54….Gentle Jesus weak and mild???”
Luke 10: 38-42….An insight!
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving. And she went up to him and said, “Lord,Continue reading “Luke 10: 38-42….An insight!”
As I read it! 