Lenten Meditation: February 22, 2024
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: to the one group a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fr...
For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing: to the one group a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fr...
When Jesus heard this, he said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.&rd...
O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. I would flee to a far-off place and make my lodging in the wilderness. — Psalm 55:7-8
But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. For the kingdom of God depends not on talk but on...
Let one of you go and bring your brother, while the rest of you remain in prison, in order that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you; or else, as Pharaoh...
And other (seeds) are those sown among the thorns: these are the ones who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth and the desire for other things c...
You have showed me great troubles and adversities, but you will restore my life and bring me up again from the deep places of the earth. — Psalm 71:20
Why did you treat me so badly? — Genesis 43:6a
What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me. — Mark 5:7b
Those who marry will experience distress in this life, and I would spare you that. — 1 Corinthians 7:28b
And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. — Genesis 45:2
Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. — Psalm 119:105
We endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ. — 1 Corinthians 9:12b
When he saw that they were straining at the oars against an adverse wind, he came toward them early in the morning, walking on the sea. He intended to pass them by. —...
Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, from age to age you are God. You turn us back to the dust and say, “Go back, O child of...
...this is what their father said to them when he blessed them, blessing each one of them with a suitable blessing. — Genesis 49:28b
All who eat and drink without discerning the body, eat and drink judgement against themselves. — I Corinthians 11:29
Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? — Mark 8:17b
I have grown weary with my crying; my throat is inflamed; my eyes have failed from looking for my God. I will praise the name of God in song; I will proclaim his greatness...
He answered, “Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “Surely the t...