Tag: Righteousness
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GNB 2.234
10/9/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will truly disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in…
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GNB 2.232
10/6/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Jesus said, [Listen, I speak the truth,] ‘Unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law, you will certainly not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.’” (Matthew 5.20) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: How many times do you need to read that one verse before it speaks…
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GNB 2.230
10/4/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (Matthew 5.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Would that Jesus was speaking to everyone and…
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GNB 2.229
10/3/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” (Matthew 5.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Jesus never preaches, teaches or manifests the righteousness…
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GNB 2.227
10/1/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you; falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice! Be glad because great is your reward in heaven. It is in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” (Matthew 5.11-12) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Before…
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GNB 2.226
9/29/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5.10) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: When I began this series of reflections on The Beatitudes, I suggested that their true focus was not visible in descriptors of blessing as the world understands it…
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GNB 2.222
9/25/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Blessed are those hungering and thirsting for righteousness because they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5.6) “After this, Jesus knowing that all things had been finished so that the prophecy may be fulfilled, said, ‘I thirst.’” (John 19.28) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: We have all experienced being parched. Some of us…
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GNB 2.220
9/22/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5.4) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: As the Spirit was teaching me yesterday in reflection on the “Beatitudes” which lead into the full “Sermon on the Mount,” I was inspired to consider the Decalogue as well. At first, in my…
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GNB 2.218
9/20/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Now when Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to Him, and He began to teach them [all].” (Matthew 5.1-2) TODAY’S REFLECTION ON GOD’S WORD: Among several translations we find headings/subtitles to designate a collection of writings with a singular focus. In the…
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GNB 2.198
8/24/2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 2. 5-6) “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. After fasting forty days and…
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