The Sacrificing Didn’t Stop with Isaac
3 You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and burn their Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images...
Worship As An Exchange For Abraham
22 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” 2 He said, “Take your son, your...
Jesus Goes Where He Wants
14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus...
God Loves You So Much It’s Embarrassing
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies.The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you...
The Holy Spirit Remakes Us Into Holy Show-Offs
4:1 Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. 2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We...
Sincere Love as a Credential
2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. 3 And you show that you are a letter...
The King’s Decree Needs the People’s Action
20 He took into exile in Babylon those who had escaped from the sword, and they became servants to him and to his sons until the...
Desire is a Signal of God’s Love
1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come...
Mind over Matter, Manifesting, and Praise
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my...