Matthew 26:49-51

And he came up to Jesus at once and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” And he kissed him. 50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. 51 And behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck…

Matthew 26:40-41

And he came to the disciples and found them sleeping. And he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” The Buck Stops Here. President Harry S. Truman had a plaque on his desk to…

1 Kings 8:9-11

There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, a cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11 so that…

Exodus 6:2-5

God spoke to Moses and said to him, “I am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by my name the LORD I did not make myself known to them. 4 I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land in which they lived…

Proverbs 17:2

            A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully        and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.  Everyone loves a rags to riches story. Movies are made about them. The sad ones are when they become a rags to riches to rags story because the recipient of the riches lacked wisdom. In this proverb,…

John 13:3-4

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God, 4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist. “I know who I am”. That is a statement from a person who is comfortable in…