Hathcockjudy
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Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 28:7 ESV
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Jan 28
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 37:29-36 ESV
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothesand returned to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?"Then they took Joseph's robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, "This we have found; please identify whether it is your son's robe or not."And he identified it and said, "It is my son's robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces."Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, "No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning." Thus his father wept for him.Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.
Jan 28
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 20:27-47 ESV
There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,and they asked him a question, saying, "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.And the secondand the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.Afterward the woman also died.In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife."And Jesus said to them, "The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage,but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage,for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him."Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."For they no longer dared to ask him any question.But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool."' David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples,"Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts,who devour widows' houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation."
Jan 28
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 20:26 ESV
And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
Jan 27
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 35:1-29 ESV
And God said to him, "Your name is Jacob; no longer shall your name be called Jacob, but Israel shall be your name." So he called his name Israel.And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you."Then God went up from him in the place where he had spoken with him.And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he had spoken with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it and poured oil on it.So Jacob called the name of the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.Then they journeyed from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor.And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for you have another son."And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and dwell there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau."and Jacob set up a pillar over her tomb. It is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day.Israel journeyed on and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder.While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine. And Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve. The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob's firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.The sons of Bilhah, Rachel's servant: Dan and Naphtali.The sons of Zilpah, Leah's servant: Gad and Asher. These were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram.And Jacob came to his father Isaac at Mamre, or Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had sojourned.Now the days of Isaac were 180 years.And Isaac breathed his last, and he died and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you and purify yourselves and change your garments.Then let us arise and go up to Bethel, so that I may make there an altar to the God who answers me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone."So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that they had, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob hid them under the terebinth tree that was near Shechem.And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.And Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him,and there he built an altar and called the place El-bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him when he fled from his brother.And Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried under an oak below Bethel. So he called its name Allon-bacuth.God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him.
Jan 27
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 36:1-8 ESV
These are the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite,and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, the sister of Nebaioth.And Adah bore to Esau, Eliphaz; Basemath bore Reuel;and Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These are the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan.Then Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock, all his beasts, and all his property that he had acquired in the land of Canaan. He went into a land away from his brother Jacob.For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together. The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock.So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. (Esau is Edom.)
Jan 27
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 27:4-13 ESV
For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me in. Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies. Give me not up to the will of my adversaries; for false witnesses have risen against me, and they breathe out violence. I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock. And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me, and I will offer in his tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing and make melody to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud; be gracious to me and answer me! You have said, "Seek my face." My heart says to you, "Your face, Lord, do I seek." Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off; forsake me not, O God of my salvation!
Jan 27
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 20:1-25 ESV
When the time came, he sent a servant to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed.And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out.Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.'But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, 'This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.'And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others." When they heard this, they said, "Surely not!"But he looked directly at them and said, "What then is this that is written: "'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'? Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him."The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came upSo they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,"Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."He said to them, "Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."and said to him, "Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority."He answered them, "I also will ask you a question. Now tell me,was the baptism of John from heaven or from man?"And they discussed it with one another, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Why did you not believe him?'But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."So they answered that they did not know where it came from.And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things."And he began to tell the people this parable: "A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while.
Jan 27
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 150:1-6 ESV
Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Jan 26
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 26:1-12 ESV
in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes. But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity; redeem me, and be gracious to me. My foot stands on level ground; in the great assembly I will bless the Lord. Of David. Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. For your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in your faithfulness. I do not sit with men of falsehood, nor do I consort with hypocrites. I hate the assembly of evildoers, and I will not sit with the wicked. I wash my hands in innocence and go around your altar, O Lord, proclaiming thanksgiving aloud, and telling all your wondrous deeds. O Lord, I love the habitation of your house and the place where your glory dwells. Do not sweep my soul away with sinners, nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
Jan 26
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 34:29-31 ESV
All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household."But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
Jan 26
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 34:1-28 ESV
You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it."Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife."The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone."Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem.And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father's house. Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land.So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,"These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us."And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and went away.The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for my wife."Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing must not be done.But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
Jan 26
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 19:28-48 ESV
And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem.When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,saying, "Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here.If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them.And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, "Why are you untying the colt?"And they said, "The Lord has need of it."And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples."He answered, "I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out."And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,saying, "Would that you, even you, had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.For the days will come upon you, when your enemies will set up a barricade around you and surround you and hem you in on every sideand tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation."And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold,saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers."And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him,but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people were hanging on his words.
Jan 26
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 24:3-10 ESV
Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory! Selah Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Jan 24
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Genesis 31:1-55 ESV
In the breeding season of the flock I lifted up my eyes and saw in a dream that the goats that mated with the flock were striped, spotted, and mottled.Then the angel of God said to me in the dream, 'Jacob,' and I said, 'Here I am!'And he said, 'Lift up your eyes and see, all the goats that mate with the flock are striped, spotted, and mottled, for I have seen all that Laban is doing to you.I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed a pillar and made a vow to me. Now arise, go out from this land and return to the land of your kindred.'"Then Rachel and Leah answered and said to him, "Is there any portion or inheritance left to us in our father's house?Are we not regarded by him as foreigners? For he has sold us, and he has indeed devoured our money.All the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. Now then, whatever God has said to you, do."So Jacob arose and set his sons and his wives on camels.He drove away all his livestock, all his property that he had gained, the livestock in his possession that he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to the land of Canaan to his father Isaac.Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father's household gods. Now Jacob heard that the sons of Laban were saying, "Jacob has taken all that was our father's, and from what was our father's he has gained all this wealth."And Jacob tricked Laban the Aramean, by not telling him that he intended to flee.He fled with all that he had and arose and crossed the Euphrates, and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead.When it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob had fled,he took his kinsmen with him and pursued him for seven days and followed close after him into the hill country of Gilead.But God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream by night and said to him, "Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad."And Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the hill country, and Laban with his kinsmen pitched tents in the hill country of Gilead.And Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done, that you have tricked me and driven away my daughters like captives of the sword?Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did not tell me, so that I might have sent you away with mirth and songs, with tambourine and lyre?And why did you not permit me to kiss my sons and my daughters farewell? Now you have done foolishly.It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, 'Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'And Jacob saw that Laban did not regard him with favor as before.And now you have gone away because you longed greatly for your father's house, but why did you steal my gods?"Jacob answered and said to Laban, "Because I was afraid, for I thought that you would take your daughters from me by force.Anyone with whom you find your gods shall not live. In the presence of our kinsmen point out what I have that is yours, and take it." Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent and into the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find them. And he went out of Leah's tent and entered Rachel's.Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them in the camel's saddle and sat on them. Laban felt all about the tent, but did not find them.And she said to her father, "Let not my lord be angry that I cannot rise before you, for the way of women is upon me." So he searched but did not find the household gods.Then Jacob became angry and berated Laban. Jacob said to Laban, "What is my offense? What is my sin, that you have hotly pursued me?For you have felt through all my goods; what have you found of all your household goods? Set it here before my kinsmen and your kinsmen, that they may decide between us two.These twenty years I have been with you. Your ewes and your female goats have not miscarried, and I have not eaten the rams of your flocks.What was torn by wild beasts I did not bring to you. I bore the loss of it myself. From my hand you required it, whether stolen by day or stolen by night.Then the Lord said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you."There I was: by day the heat consumed me, and the cold by night, and my sleep fled from my eyes.These twenty years I have been in your house. I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night."Then Laban answered and said to Jacob, "The daughters are my daughters, the children are my children, the flocks are my flocks, and all that you see is mine. But what can I do this day for these my daughters or for their children whom they have borne?Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I. And let it be a witness between you and me."So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a pillar.And Jacob said to his kinsmen, "Gather stones." And they took stones and made a heap, and they ate there by the heap.Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, but Jacob called it Galeed.Laban said, "This heap is a witness between you and me today." Therefore he named it Galeed,and Mizpah, for he said, "The Lord watch between you and me, when we are out of one another's sight.So Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah into the field where his flock wasIf you oppress my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one is with us, see, God is witness between you and me."Then Laban said to Jacob, "See this heap and the pillar, which I have set between you and me.This heap is a witness, and the pillar is a witness, that I will not pass over this heap to you, and you will not pass over this heap and this pillar to me, to do harm.The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us." So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country. Early in the morning Laban arose and kissed his grandchildren and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban departed and returned home. and said to them, "I see that your father does not regard me with favor as he did before. But the God of my father has been with me.You know that I have served your father with all my strength,yet your father has cheated me and changed my wages ten times. But God did not permit him to harm me.If he said, 'The spotted shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore spotted; and if he said, 'The striped shall be your wages,' then all the flock bore striped.Thus God has taken away the livestock of your father and given them to me.
Jan 24
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 18:18-43 ESV
And a ruler asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"And Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.You know the commandments: 'Do not commit adultery, Do not murder, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor your father and mother.'"And he said, "All these I have kept from my youth."When Jesus heard this, he said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."But when he heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.Jesus, seeing that he had become sad, said, "How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God."Those who heard it said, "Then who can be saved?"But he said, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."And Peter said, "See, we have left our homes and followed you."And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life."And taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished.For he will be delivered over to the Gentiles and will be mocked and shamefully treated and spit upon.And after flogging him, they will kill him, and on the third day he will rise."But they understood none of these things. This saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp what was said.As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant.They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"And Jesus stopped and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he came near, he asked him,"What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight."And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God.
Jan 24
Hathcockjudy
highlighted 1 Timothy 1:12-17 ESV
I thank him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful, appointing me to his service,though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, and insolent opponent. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Jan 24
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 37:8-11 ESV
In just a little while, the wicked will be no more; though you look carefully at his place, he will not be there. But the meek shall inherit the land and delight themselves in abundant peace. Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord shall inherit the land.
Jan 22
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Psalms 37:1-4 ESV
Of David. Fret not yourself because of evildoers; be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Jan 22
Hathcockjudy
highlighted Luke 17:1-37 ESV
So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'"On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee.And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distanceand lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us."When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed.Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice;and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well." And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed,nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you."And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go out or follow them.For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin.so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed.On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back.Remember Lot's wife.Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it.I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left.There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left."And they said to him, "Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather." Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him,and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, 'I repent,' you must forgive him."The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'?Will he not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink'?Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?
Jan 22