Knowing Better

"When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his robes."  -2 Kings 22:11

Me at 8

Do I Love Jesus?

"Anyone who does not love me will not obey my teaching.  These words are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me."  -John 14:24

Hiding Game

"He said to me, 'Son of man, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol?  They say, 'The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.'" -Ezekiel 8:12

By Any Road

"Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it.  But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead."  -Philippians 3:13

Perseverance

"Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, 'If you are really serious about wanting to return to the LORD, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth.  Determine to obey only the LORD; then he will rescue you from the Philistines."  -1 Samuel 7:3

Unfulfilled Promise

"Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.  You know with all your heart and soul that not one of all the good promises the LORD your God gave you has failed.  Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed."  

-Joshua 23:14

Faithful Obedience

"The message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed."
-Hebrews 4:2

Abandoning to God

"The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit..." 

-Romans 8:16

More Than Enough

"They ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD."  -2 Kings 4:44

Trust and Obey

"...Christ Jesus who died--more than that, who was raised to life--is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us."  -Romans 8:34b

No Longer Ruled by the Flesh

"The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so."  -Romans 8:7

Watching and Waiting

"Take heed; watch; for you do not know when the time is." 

-Mark 13:33

Collecting the Weeds

"As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age."  -Matthew 13:40

Doing Right

"For it is God's will that by doing right you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people."  -1 Peter 2:15