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For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want (Galatians 5:17). Guest … Continue reading
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So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. (Galatians 5:16). Remember the story about the Indian boy who dreamt that he had two wolves fighting inside him? He went to … Continue reading
If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other (Galatians 5:15). We are so very good at this, aren’t we? We know how to attack, to destroy, to scathe our … Continue reading
The entire law is summed up in a single command: Love your neighbor as yourself (Galatians 5:14). There’s that Love thing again. Real, honest love is completely unselfish and comes with no strings attached. It wants what is best for … Continue reading
…because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay (Psalm 16:10). But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself (Psalm 49:15). For great … Continue reading
Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones (Zechariah 13:7b). We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD … Continue reading
Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me (Psalm 41:9). Betrayal It’s a bitter, ugly word for a bitter, ugly deed. Perhaps the worst thing about betrayal is that, … Continue reading
The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt (Exodus 12:13). He was oppressed … Continue reading
“The time is coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took … Continue reading
I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting (Isaiah 50:6). They divide my garments among them and cast lots for … Continue reading