“The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place.”
—2 Chronicles 36:15
August 2011
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“Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him—”
—Acts 7:52
“Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.”
— Luke 13:35
If my heart belongs to God, so will my thoughts.
“Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.”
—Daniel 12:3
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”
—Luke 13:34
“Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
—Matthew 5:12
Lord, I pray that Your grace covers me daily and Your love shines through me and makes me new daily. Make me a light in this world, and give me the drive,passion and desire to become the good that I desire to see in this world. Lead me to be an example, and may I not lead others astray but instead straight into Your loving arms
“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
—Colossians 3:3
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
—Isaiah 41:10
I'm a slacker in Christ, in school, in house work...in so many things. Please pray for me.
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A love that can never be fathomed,
A life that can never die,
A righteousness that can never be tarnished,
A peace that can never be understood,
A rest that can never be disturbed,
A joy that can never be diminished,
A hope that can never be disappointed,
A glory that can never be…
Matthew 23:30-40
30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
34Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city:
35That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
38Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
British writer C. S. Lewis, in an oft-quoted passage in his short piece “The Weight of Glory,” likewise objects to Kantian ethics:
If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and to earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I suggest that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
Piper later argues:
But not only is disinterested morality (doing good “for its own sake”) impossible; it is undesirable. That is, it is unbiblical; because it would mean that the better a man became the harder it would be for him to act morally. The closer he came to true goodness the more naturally and happily he would do what is good. A good man in Scripture is not the man who dislikes doing good but toughs it out for the sake of duty. A good man loves kindness (Micah 6:8) and delights in the law of the Lord (Psalm 1:2), and the will of the Lord (Psalm 40:8). But how shall such a man do an act of kindness disinterestedly? The better the man, the more joy in obedience
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
—2 Corinthians 9:8
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
—Philippians 4:7
“Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
—John 4:23-24 (NIV)
“In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men; in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.”
—Psalm 31:20
“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.”
—Psalm 119:114
“If God asks that you bend, bend and do not complain. He is making you more flexible, and for this be thankful.”
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“but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles”
—1 Corinthians 1:23
“Peace on the outside comes from knowing God on the inside.”
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“Some people talk about finding God - as if He could get lost”
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“A lot of people are willing to give God credit, but so few ever give Him cash.”
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“Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
—1 John 5:12 (via abideinhislove)
“It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that when we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation - of loneliness, of poverty and misery, the end of all things, or their extreme - then rises in our mind the thought of God.”
—Vincent van Gogh
“Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God.”
—Augustine
“God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done.”
— Harry Emerson Fosdick
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
—Psalm 91:1-2
“Lukewarm people don’t really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don’t genuinely hate sin and aren’t truly sorry for it; they’re merely sorry because God is going to punish them. Lukewarm people don’t really believe that this new life Jesus offers is better than the old sinful one.”
—Francis Chan (via destineddestiny)
“What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
—Romans 8:31
“My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.”
—1 John 2:1
“We need not join the mad rush to purchase an earthly fallout shelter. God is our eternal fallout shelter.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr
“Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.” —Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.” —Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
