BIBLE BYTES -- The Bible is the GOAT! Verses and values from the Old and New Testaments!
How you treat those you don’t really know shows your character. Your actions, like a video camera, record everything you say and do. Others see it. It is right to have boundaries and be firm when necessary. But above all else, be kind, whether it is someone you know or not.
Hebrews 13:2 (TLB) 2 Don’t forget to be kind to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!
2/27/2022
In 2 Chronicles 20:21-23, “At the very moment they began to sing and give praise” the Lord caused the attacking enemies to “start fighting among themselves.” When you have a battle, go first to God, give thanks that he loves you and know he has the right solution for you.
2 Chronicles 20:21-23 (NLT) 21 After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the Lord and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: “Give thanks to the Lord; his faithful love endures forever!” 22 At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the Lord caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves. 23 The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them.
2/20/2022
Placing real faith and trust in the one who created the world involves learning who that is and how he works before you can experience the wisdom that comes with it. This wisdom is the mystery of God and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:6-9 (NLT) 6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. 7 No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. 8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
2/13/2022
Jesus told his disciples to be as shrewd as snakes and innocent as doves. Living in God’s freedom triggers some, even to death and violence. Jesus said you may not escape earthly accusation, but do not worry. You will be given the words to say and actions to take.
Matthew 10:16-20 (NIV) 16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
2/6/2022
