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I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness;    I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High. There is a multitude without number of things that we can give thanks to God for. We can think of the old hymn – “Count your blessings, name them one…

Genesis chapter 19 verses 14 – 16 (NIV)   So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, “Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking. With the coming of dawn, the…

Matthew chapter 7 verses 21 – 23 (NIV)  “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and…

Matthew chapter 6 verse 1 (NIV)  “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Bit of a recurring theme here so I better pay attention. Jesus warns about the danger of showing off –…

Matthew chapter 5 verses 33-37 ( NIV) “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the oaths you have made.’ But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or…

Matthew chapter 5 verses 17-18 (NIV)  “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any…

Matthew chapter 4 verse 1 (NIV)  Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. It was the first half of this verse that caught my attention. Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Holy Spirit. It was intended, intentional. He was where He was meant to…

Matthew chapter 3 verses 7-9 (NIV)  But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We…

Genesis chapter 3 verses 8-9 (NIV)  Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are…

Matthew chapter 1 verses 19-24 (NIV)  Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son…