Enhancing your treasures
Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. (Psalm 73:25) At times I visit markets.
Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You. (Psalm 73:25) At times I visit markets.
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.
Faithfulness carries its own rewards, so too simplicity. Both bring unseen benefits and honor. Jesus' teaches simply that children seek His approach.
Today is as yesterday. Christians believe in the resurrection of the dead. This is supernatural. But, after that many a Christian simply resides in a slippery spiritual acquiescence.
Have you ever caught yourself in a moment of intense joy: as you contemplate a particular circumstance that you find yourself in? as you meditate on a special blessing? or, as you think…
CONTEXT: Zechariah began his 'career' 520bc. It is the end of Israel's exile in Babylon (590-520 BC), the opportunity to return/reclaim 'the promised land' is upon them.
The righteous shall bear fruit in old age, Jesus reminds all. Far less, are souls reaping after the mortal coil is uncoiled.
Popularity disappears like the afternoon sky. Beauty fades as a mist. The efforts of today will be duplcated tomorrow, and nothing new arrives.
What health is to the heart, holiness is to the soul. (John Flavel) Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.