Proverb 21: 21 NIV He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor. Yesterday we saw from verses 17 and 18 of Proverb 21 that the pursuit of pleasure leads to poverty. Today we are fortunate to get to see the other side of the coin. If we […]
Habakkuk 2: 4 Behold, as for the proud one, his soul is not right within him; but the righteous will live by his faith. There are quite a few observations we can receive from the prophet Habakkuk. One of the first is that the proud person and the righteous person are not one in the […]
2 Corinthians 5: 21 NIV God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. Isn’t this just amazing?? God took the sinless Jesus and turned him into sin for us. The He took the righteousness of Jesus […]
Proverb 10: 21 The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding. In this proverb Solomon contrasts the righteous and the wicked. I am gratified to learn that the lips of the righteous feeds many. I imagine that the lips of the righteous is a blessing which flows out to […]
Isaiah 33: 5 – 6 The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness. And He will be the stability of your times, A wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; The fear of the LORD is his treasure. God gives us His justice and righteousness. The Bible […]
Jeremiah 22: 13, 17 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, who uses his neighbors services without pay and does not give him his wages.17 But your eyes and your heart are intent only upon your own dishonest gain.What is this really about? It is about […]
Romans 3: 25 (God’s Word Translation) God showed that Christ is the throne of mercy where God’s approval is given through faith in Christ’s blood. In his patience God waited to deal with sins committed in the past. There is a new mercy seat and his name is Jesus. In the Old Testament we read […]
