How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few. Matthew 7:14 NABRE Jesus exhorts listeners to choose carefully the choices made in life, whatever we choose has consequences. Jesus is describing a narrow gate and a constricted road leading to…
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Psalms 121:7-8 – June 22, 2020
The LORD will guard you from all evil; he will guard your soul. The LORD will guard your coming and going both now and forever. Psalms 121:7-8 NABRE This psalm exhorts us to trust in the Lord, who is our protector. It begins with the call to lift our eyes…
View More Psalms 121:7-8 – June 22, 2020Exodus 20:12 – June 21, 2020
Honor your father and your mother, that you may have a long life in the land the LORD your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12 NABRE We read in the quoted verse one of the Ten Commandments, called “Decalogue”, coming from the Greek, meaning “ten words.” This command is the…
View More Exodus 20:12 – June 21, 2020Mark 8:36 – June 20, 2020
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Mark 8:36 NABRE Jesus is speaking to many providing very specific instruction about what is the cost to be a follower. Following Jesus we must deny ourselves, take up our cross (burdens) and then follow…
View More Mark 8:36 – June 20, 2020Ephesians 5:25-26 – June 19, 2020
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church and handed himself over for her to sanctify her, cleansing her by the bath of water with the word, Ephesians 5:25-26 NABRE Paul is charging husbands to love their wives as Christ loves His ecclesia, church. The church is the…
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