BIBLE BYTES -- The Bible is the GOAT! Verses and values from the Old and New Testaments!
In Jesus’ time, pearls were of prime monetary value. This is not so true today but the meaning of the parable is the same. You hold great value in your hand as you choose to enter into relationship with God. It is worth any investment you make in it.
Matthew 13:45-46 (TLB) 45 “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. 46 He discovered a real bargain—a pearl of great value—and sold everything he owned to purchase it!
6/25/2023
“Came to believe there was a power greater than ourselves….” Addicts must have the faith of a child when they work this step of recovery. Those literally at the end of their tether “get it” more than those who believe they are a “good person” because of some successes.
Luke 18:16-17 (TLB) 16-17 Then Jesus called the children over to him and said to the disciples, “Let the little children come to me! Never send them away! For the Kingdom of God belongs to men who have hearts as trusting as these little children’s. And anyone who doesn’t have their kind of faith will never get within the Kingdom’s gates.”
6/18/2023
There are all kinds of good and bad in this world. Not everyone wants you to do well. Still, God and his angels are watching over you. The angels will come and cull the bad fish is God’s promise they are guiding you as you let them.
Matthew 13: 47-50 (MSG) 47-50 “Or, God’s kingdom is like a fishnet cast into the sea, catching all kinds of fish. When it is full, it is hauled onto the beach. The good fish are picked out and put in a tub; those unfit to eat are thrown away. That’s how it will be when the curtain comes down on history. The angels will come and cull the bad fish and throw them in the garbage. There will be a lot of desperate complaining, but it won’t do any good.”
6/11/2023
Many avoid the Old Testament because they think it shows an angry God who kills and destroys his people. The 3 verses below explain the truth of the matter. God is a god who allows justice. God’s people in Jerusalem were not exempt. Verse 3 explains why.
Lamentations 1:1–3 (TLB) 1 Jerusalem’s streets, once thronged with people, are silent now. Like a widow broken with grief, she sits alone in her mourning. She, once queen of nations, is now a slave. 2 She sobs through the night; tears run down her cheeks. Among all her lovers, there is none to help her. All her friends are now her enemies. 3 Why is Judah led away, a slave? Because of all the wrong she did to others, making them her slaves. Now she sits in exile far away. There is no rest, for those she persecuted have turned and conquered her.
6/4/2023
