Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat [or drink], or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Matthew 6:25 NABRE Jesus is teaching those who will listen. The subject of this…
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Matthew 22:37 – July 20, 2019
He said to him, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” Matthew 22:37 NABRE Jesus is asked which commandment of the law is the greatest. He responds by citing the love commandments of Deuteronomy 6:5 “Therefore, you…
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Fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 NABRE From the Wisdom of Solomon we have the statement fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. This comment does not want us to be afraid of or cower before the Lord.…
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So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 NABRE It is difficult to imagine the mighty hand of God exalting us. God is God and we are not. Yet, Peter tells us in his closing of the letter…
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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in company with scoffers. Rather, the law of the LORD is his joy; and on his law he meditates day and night. Psalms 1:1-2 NABRE This first…
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