The Lord detests the thoughts of

The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in his sight. __________________________ What the mind attends to — it considers. What the mind does not attend to — it dismisses. What the mind attends to continuously — it believes. What the mind believes it does.

After he said this, he was

After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.

Who are you? they asked

Who are you? they asked. "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning,"Jesus replied.

Praise the Lord, my soul;

Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

We may believe that God wants

We may believe that God wants to hear only certain requests from us. While it is true that we should offer praise confession, & respectful petitions, it's also true that God is willing to listen to anything we want to tell him. David, the psalmist, expressed himself honestly, knowing that God would hear his voice. God will always listen to us, and He will fully understand what we say.

bible verse of the day

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation — if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

bible verse of the day

As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.

bible verse of the day

Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin

bible verse of the day

Each gift has a purpose. God has given them to us to use for His pleasure. This is an important point because we live in a culture of comparison. We quickly validate or invalidate our gifts based upon others around us. Yet these comparisons will quickly rob us of the journey of discovery. We need the liberty to wrestle with the unique way that we are created. God’s grace has given you something that no one else has, so don’t put that gift under a basket; we are depending on you to use it!

what bible says?

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my God!

what bible says?

Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses

the bible said

The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and keep the goods for yourself." But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, that I will accept nothing belonging to you, not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, "I made Abram rich."