Tag: Righteousness
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GNB 2.92
April 20, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you. There you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s…
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GNB 2.84
April 11, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Therefore, put on the full armor of God. In so doing you will be able to stand your ground when the day of evil comes. After you have done everything you are able to in that day, you will be able to stand [before the throne of God with…
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GNB 2.82
April 9, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “Therefore, put on the full armor of God. In so doing you will be able to stand your ground when the day of evil comes. After you have done everything you are able to in that day, you will be able to stand [before the throne of God with…
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GNB 2.73
March 29, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against THE SPIRITUAL FORCES OF EVIL IN THE HEAVENLY REALMS.” (Ephesians 6.12) “Therefore, put on the full armor of God. In so doing you will…
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GNB 2.60
March 13, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE READING: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ Jesus. It is the power of God to bring salvation to everyone who believes; first to the Jew and then to the Greek [read ‘to the rest of the world].” (Romans 1.16) “They [the believers in the resurrected Jesus of…
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GNB 2.25
January 29, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “This then is how you ought to pray, [begin by saying] ‘Father, our Father, hallowed be Your name. Your Kingdom come and Your Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6.9-10) TODAY’S REFLECTION: So how do we live the life we are called to live…
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GNB 2.11
January 12, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Now go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice. I came to call the sinners [into God’s presence] and not the righteous.” (Matthew 9.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION: So, if we are to “learn by doing” and thus “practice what we preach,” what is it that we…
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GNB 2.9
January 10, 2023 TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Now go and learn what this means: I desire compassion rather than sacrifice. I came to call the sinners [into God’s presence] and not the righteous.” (Matthew 9.13) TODAY’S REFLECTION: I catch myself being led into scripture from an unexpected angle by the Holy Spirit and find a perspective…
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GNB 2.3
January 3, 2023 (The Ninth Day toward Epiphany) TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “Moved by the Holy Spirit, Simeon was led into the Temple courts to see what the Spirit had revealed to him. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do what the Law of God required, Simeon took him into his arms and…
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GNB 2.2
January 2, 2023 (The Eighth Day toward Epiphany) TODAY’S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: “When their time of purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took their baby Jesus to Jerusalem to be presented to the Lord as it was written in the Law of the Lord as every male is to…