Matthew 15:8
Matthew 15:8, “This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me…” Words, deeds, extravagant worship and everything else is hollow if God has not captivated our HEART in Christ. May He do so more and more.
Ephesians 2:1-3
Ephesians 2:1-3, “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience–among whom we all once lived…” This was or is true of us all.
Mark 9:47
Mark 9:47 “And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out…” What our eyes drink shows where our hearts are aimed.
Romans 5:8
Romans 5:8, “…God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We are loved at our worst.
Ephesians 2:1-2
Ephesians 2:1-2, “…you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked…” Dead in pursuit of deceitful desire
1 Corinthians 15:49
1 Corinthians 15:49 “Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven.”
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Luke 10:16
Luke 10:16,”Whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.” Infinitely weighty rejection
Psalm 68:2-3
Psalm 68:2-3, “The wicked shall perish before God // the righteous…shall exult before God.” Righteous by grace alone.
1 Corinthians 4:5
1 Corinthians 4:5, “[The Lord] will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart.”
John 8:44
John 8:44, “…you are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires…” Desire determines perception
John 3:19
John 3:19, “…people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”
Psalm 32:1-5
Psalm 32:1-5 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was
Mark 4:18-19
Mark 4:18-19, “They are those who hear the word, but…desires for other things enter in and choke the word…”
Hebrews 4:13
Hebrews 4:13 “[we are] exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” In that moment, only Christ saves.
Mark 4:3-9
Mark 4:3-9 The same Christ, the same gospel, different hearts, different result. May he grant many to have receptive hearts!
Jeremiah 17:5,7
Jeremiah 17:5,7,”Cursed is the man who trusts in man…Blessed is the man who trusts in YHWH, whose trust is YHWH.”
John 3:19
John 3:19,”Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil”
Isaiah 59:2
Isaiah 59:2,”…your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face…”
1 John 3:6
1 John 3:6,”…no one who keeps on sinning has either seen Him or known Him.” Un-fought sin means an unseen Christ