Sunday January 11, 2015 “Better Than the Average”
Matthew 5:20-22 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the … Continue reading
Saturday January 10, 2015 “Righteousness That Goes Beyond”
Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. In verses 46-48 of this chapter Jesus teaches us how to be perfect or righteous as the Father in heaven is righteous or perfect. We must … Continue reading
Friday January 9, 2015 “A Righteous House Stands”
Matthew 7:24-27 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the … Continue reading
Thursday January 8, 2015 “Righteousness = Obedience”
Matthew 5:19 Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Those who do and teach the commands of God are to be called great … Continue reading
Wednesday January 7, 2015 “The Interest of the Law”
Matthew 5:18 For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Jesus recaptured the perfect expression of what God intended by giving us the law. He reclaimed the original intent. In Matthew 7:12 Jesus said … Continue reading
Tuesday January 6, 2015 “Beyond Righteous Talk”
Matthew 5:20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Jesus speaks here of people who talk a good talk but do not walk the walk. Jesus walked and talked righteousness. He resisted all temptation in … Continue reading
Monday January 5, 2015 “Seek Righteousness”
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. The Bible teaches us in Proverbs 14:34 that “righteousness exalts a nation.” As we begin a new year of intercession for this land we love, let us look to the Sermon on the Mount as a prayer guide … Continue reading
Sunday January 4, 2015 “Holy Day, Holy Words”
Isaiah 58:13-14 “13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, and shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, nor finding your own pleasure, nor speaking your own words, 14 Then you shall delight … Continue reading
Saturday January 3, 2015
Isaiah 58:13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, From doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the LORD honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words, The Prophet addresses the … Continue reading
Friday January 2, 2015 “Spring Up Oh Well”
Isaiah 58:11 The LORD will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. “Spring Up Oh Well” are words to an old song referring to the waters of life in our hearts … Continue reading
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