Daily Reading
Daily Verse
"But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land,
those you allow to remain will become
barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides.
They will give you trouble in the land where you will live."
Numbers 33:55
Daily Thought
The problem with kittens is they grow up to be cats. My dad used to say that a lot.
Montecore was born in captivity and raised by humans. Cute little cub grew up to be a 600-pound white tiger. The tiger that chomped Roy Horn's neck and dragged him offstage. Siegfried and Roy. Famous Las Vegas circus act.
Have you heard of venial sins and mortal sins? Venial sins are defined as forgivable sins. They sound almost tame. Mortal sins kill your soul. My friend calls them "good sins and bad sins."
The problem with "forgivable" sins is they grow up to be 600-pound sins.
After desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
--James 1:15
Be careful of keeping sins around like pets, giving them cute names like flirting or fibbing. Or venial. They grow up.
To God's Glory,
Dave
Daily Prayer
Heavenly Father, Thank You for this world which displays your glory and wonder. It displays Your goodness. It shows off Your power and majesty.
God, You have told us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. God teach us to fear rightly, to understand that You are holy and good, and that sin is evil and death. We invite You in, God, to clean house, to make our hearts right, that we would be holy as You are holy. God may we hate sin as You hate sin. If we truly love You with all of our heart and soul and mind and strength, there would be no room for sin.
Amen
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