- So . . . I'm "feeding myself" in the morning from God's Word and thought I'd post what I'm chewin' on and make my "food" available for others who might want to nibble a bit. Hope it's of some benefit to you . . .
The word of God is living and active . . . (Hebrews 4:12)
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Tag Archives: the world’s riches
Greatest Passion, Greatest Pleasure
There’s no way you read this and it shouldn’t give pause. No way you encounter James’ emphatic statement and subsequent warning and, for a moment at least, do a quick heart check. Better yet, when it comes to discerning friendship … Continue reading
Entering the Kingdom
Hovering over the story of the rich young guy who came to Jesus in order to complete his portfolio. He already had “great possessions” (Mk. 10:22b), but wanted to know how to invest wisely so as to “inherit eternal life” … Continue reading
Soul Talk
Captured by a phrase this morning which, as I look back through my journal, has captured me before, compelling me to jot down some thoughts in the past. In 2008, 2010, and again in 2017. And each time, the thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Luke
Tagged rich toward God, stewardship, the world's riches, treasure in heaven
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A Staff of Reed
I was taught as a young believer, and have believed ever since, that in the Scriptures ancient Egypt is a type of the world. That this land of great power is but a land of slavery and bondage. That though … Continue reading
Posted in 1John, Ezekiel
Tagged loving this world, not of this world, so you wanna go back to Egypt, the world, the world's riches
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DIDO
Been a long time since I’ve hung out in the computer programming world. So long that I don’t think its called computer programming anymore. Now it’s about software development. So I don’t really know if in that world they still … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew
Tagged children of light, darkness, light, loving this world, the world's riches, treasure in heaven
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Rich Toward God
While they may not be mutually exclusive, if we are honest with ourselves, they frequently are in competition. Pursuing possessions on earth often has a way of cutting into laying up treasures in heaven. Reminded of that this morning as … Continue reading
Posted in Luke
Tagged covetousness, greed, possessions, the world's riches, treasure in heaven
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Starts with the Right Question
It occurs to me that we live in an age which, for the most part, has been duped into asking the wrong question. We’ve become focused on the preliminaries and not on the main event. We’ve come to believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Matthew
Tagged eternal life, following Jesus, salvation, the world's riches
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