Isaiah 1
15 When you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even if you offer many prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are full of blood;
16 wash and make yourselves clean.
Take your evil deeds
out of my sight!
Stop doing wrong,
17 learn to do right!
Seek justice,
encourage the oppressed.
Defend the cause of the [...]
“This, then, is how you should pray: ” ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us [...]
Sometimes people refrain from doing certain things just because of what other people might think or say.
My daughter recently “allowed” me to sleep with her favorite stuff animal (fortunately there are no pictures of this). But she has also done things that required public exposure like painting my pinky nail or placing a sticker of [...]
His grace is greater than our failures.
His grace is greater than our victories.
There is no reason to let guilt reign over our lives; let’s just repent and confess.
There is no reason to be proud of the good we do; let’s just thank God for the opportunity to serve him.
Grace – from the Greek word charis [...]
