The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

[SaltiestRomo]

Amen.

 

[go_deep]

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.
John 3:36

 

[Jason Snyder]

“Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭68‬:‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We are still witnessing a miracle as my sister in law continues to recover. She has a terribly long road of recovery, but the fact there is even a pathway to that amazes me.

Thank you Jesus.

 

[go_deep]

Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me believes not only in me but also in the one who sent me, and whoever sees me sees the one who sent me. I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.
John 12:44-46

 

[Plainsman79]

Morning men,

Proverbs 27:17

17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.

 

[go_deep]

If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you.
John 15:19

 

[ethanbillingsley]

John 15:19

“If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. John 15:18

I love the prior verse as well. Such a hard reminder that they hated Him first!

 

[Plainsman79]

Great verse today @go_deep and @ethanbillingsley​

So many lessons with such few words.​

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The World Hates the Disciples​

18I f the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than it’s master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’

 

[go_deep]

Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed.
John 18:27

Ooh, Peter. How I wish I'd say I'd do better, but in reality, I probably wouldn't have even had the guts to go in and be standing by the fire.
Peter walked on water, saw so many miracles, walked with Jesus for 3.5 years, was given the power to cast out demons and heal the sick, and still denied Jesus in a time of duress.
It's easy to be a Christian when everything is going right.

 

[Texasbuckeye]

Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed.
John 18:27

Ooh, Peter. How I wish I'd say I'd do better, but in reality, I probably wouldn't have even had the guts to go in and be standing by the fire.
Peter walked on water, saw so many miracles, walked with Jesus for 3.5 years, was given the power to cast out demons and heal the sick, and still denied Jesus in a time of duress.
It's easy to be a Christian when everything is going right.

I think on this often. My biggest fear in life is that I will deny the Lord/Holy Spirit/God in some manner. The reality is, my mouth does it every time I speak ill of another, my brain does it every time I think ill of another, and my body loses the battle to sin all the time. But, I still strive to do the will of God. We like to think of the "big things" in life, but it is also the small things in life that we deny the Lord with. I fight this every single moment.

I think Peter was an example, of how pride and arrogance can be barriers to serving the Lord. We are asked to humble ourselves. There is a reason for that. Until we are humbled, there still is some speck of "I did this" within all of the salvations discussion. Humbling can come in a lot of forms. It has in my life at least.

But the good news is Peter was redeemed and turned himself into a powerful weapon against the worldly lords. God used Peter the same way He can use any of us, IF we allow it. Humble ourselves before the Lord.

 

[neandth]

Jesus is king and Lord.

 

[dylanvb]

“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

[Plainsman79]

Morning Brothers.

Jesus teaches us how to live in today’s gospel. His timing is always perfect.

Gospel​

Luke 6:27-38
Jesus said to his disciples:
"To you who hear I say, love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you,
pray for those who mistreat you.
To the person who strikes you on one cheek,
offer the other one as well,
and from the person who takes your cloak,
do not withhold even your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks of you,
and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
For if you love those who love you,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who do good to you,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners do the same.
If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment,
what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners,
and get back the same amount.
But rather, love your enemies and do good to them,
and lend expecting nothing back;
then your reward will be great
and you will be children of the Most High,
for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Be merciful, just as also your Father is merciful.

"Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven.
Give and gifts will be given to you;
a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing,
will be poured into your lap.
For the measure with which you measure
will in return be measured out to you."

 

[KurtR]

Due to recent events and mostly this thread my relationship with God has evolved to something that would have never been a few months. Not ready to attend an organized church but do find my self praying and reading these scriptures daily and taking real meaning in them.

 

[dylanvb]

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬

The war against evil is a spiritual one. Prepare yourself.

“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭31‬ ‭NKJV‬‬