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I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. —Psalm 38:18              If sin does not bother you, then you have a real problem and are in danger of eternal judgment.  Praise God, brothers and sisters, fellow followers/disciples of Jesus, that “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:9) and then we are in fellowship with our Lord again.  We do not lose salvation because nothing “in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).  We are safe…

He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.  Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.  All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.  As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” —Mark 4:26-29              Let us be faithful in sharing God’s Word with people.  We “scatter the seed” of God’s Word into people’s lives.  Then, “Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed…

Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.  Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.  Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. —Psalm 37:1-4 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them; but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming. —Psalm 37:12-13              As followers of Jesus, we need to keep focused on Him and His ways— “Therefore, since we are surrounded…

Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” —Mark 3:11 When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.” —Mark 3:21 And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.” —Mark 3:22              Demons know who Jesus was/is.  When “the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, ‘You are the Son of God.’”  Yes, they know who Jesus is and they also know…

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” —Mark 2:17 I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.  In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.  The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.  Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong. —Psalm 36:1-4              Jesus “came into the world to…

Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. —Mark 1:30              Beware of the traditions of men.  Our authority is fully on the written Word of God.  Anything that is contrary to the Word of God is of man’s tradition.  Which will you put your trust in?  The traditions of men or the Word of God?  Remember that Jesus said that “you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that” (Mark 7:13).  Man’s traditions nullify/ cancels/ voids/ make none effect/ invalidates/ revokes/ ignores/ destroys/sets aside the Word of God.  Traditions adhere…

The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them. —Exodus 39:42-43 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him. —Exodus 40:16 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” —Mark 1:27 For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.  If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer. —Proverbs 9:11-12              Our…

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” —Matthew 28:5-7 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” —Matthew 28:10 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told…

And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.  At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. —Matthew 27:50-51 The very moment that Jesus died— “At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.”  Why did that happen? “Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God…

“Do not make any idols.” —Exodus 34:17 For he knew it was out of self-interest that they had handed Jesus over to him. —Matthew 27:18 From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth— he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do. —Psalm 33:13-15              Do you or I have any idols in our lives?  Are our self-interests top priority or are the Lord’s desires what we focus on?  “From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth— he who forms the hearts of…