Waiting for the Year 38000

A little bit of tongue-in-cheek explanation of this Psalm in parts after the opening paragraph, but I decided to pass it on to you anyway. There is a real point being made though and I hope you get it. Psalm 105:6-11 (ESV) [6] O offspring of Abraham, his servant,...

Hidden Under the Bed

Luke 8:16-18 (ESV) “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. [17] For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be...

Not for the Money

Proverbs 23:4 – Do not toil to acquire wealth. Be careful interpreting Proverbs. “Do not toil to acquire wealth” cannot mean that it is wrong to go to work to earn money. But it does mean that we must get our priorities right. The acquisition of wealth is not to...

The Good Soil

Luke 8:15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. Now we come to the seed which found good soil. This alone, out of the four soils described by Jesus, is real...

The Seed Among the Thorns

Luke 8:14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. The problem with weeds is that they suck the soil of its nutrients....