With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful as you promised. (Psalm 119:58) Our last post talked about James 4:3 – “And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.” Does this conflict with the Scripture above? The Psalmist is…

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me     all the days of my life.  (Psalm 23:8) What follows us is determined by the leadership we follow. If we follow Jesus, our Good Shepherd, we can expect goodness and unfailing love to catch up with us eventually. Paul tells us in Romans that our mouths determine…

Boaz said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you.” They answered, “The Lord bless you.” Ruth 2:4 Imagine a workplace where every morning the boss greets his/her employees with a blessing. And imagine those employees replying back with a blessing. That was the culture of Boaz, Inc. If a score were kept in workplaces…

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. James 1:26 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever…

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