BIBLE BYTES -- The Bible is the GOAT! Verses and values from the Old and New Testaments!
“If this is wrong, I don’t want to be right.” If the only times you have spoken these words is in regard to eating dessert, you are fortunate. It is primarily a reference to sexual indescretion. As with most temptation, it is an energy and rationalized strength that will turn to pure hell.
Matthew 26:41 (TLB) 41 Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For the spirit indeed is willing, but how weak the body is!
10/27/2024
The brother of the prodigal son is to be appreciated for his loyalty and work ethic, but this isn’t his story. It is the story of anyone who takes the gifts God gives and lives in defiance of all that is holy. God promises to forgive as you repent. Family members, unlike God, sometimes never do.
Luke 15:25-32 (MSG) 25-27 “All this time his older son was out in the field. When the day’s work was done he came in. As he approached the house, he heard the music and dancing. Calling over one of the houseboys, he asked what was going on. He told him, ‘Your brother came home. Your father has ordered a feast—barbecued beef!—because he has him home safe and sound.’ 28-30 “The older brother stomped off in an angry sulk and refused to join in. His father came out and tried to talk to him, but he wouldn’t listen. The son said, ‘Look how many years I’ve stayed here serving you, never giving you one moment of grief, but have you ever thrown a party for me and my friends? Then this son of yours who has thrown away your money on whores shows up and you go all out with a feast!’ 31-32 “His father said, ‘Son, you don’t understand. You’re with me all the time, and everything that is mine is yours—but this is a wonderful time, and we had to celebrate. This brother of yours was dead, and he’s alive! He was lost, and he’s found!’”
10/20/2024
Due to their continual sins, God allowed the land of his people to be taken from them. Then he told them to work for the well-being of their captors as if they were in their own homeland. Build homes, marry, multiply, plant vineyards. Honor God whatever the circumstance.
The sin of pride is far and away the most mentioned sin of the Bible. It is thinking you know more than God and make decisions on that premise. This happens all day long all over the world to much misery. If you truly believe God knows best, make your decisions with him.
Proverbs 29:23 (TLB) 23 Pride ends in a fall, while humility brings honor.
10/6/2024
