Zephaniah 3 New International Version (NIV) Jerusalem 1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! 2 She obeys no one, she accepts no correction. She does not trust in the Lord, she does not draw near to her God. 3 Her officials within her are roaring lions; her rulers are evening wolves, who leave nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are unprincipled; they are treacherous people. Her priests profane the sanctuary and do violence to the law. 5 The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame. Jerusalem Remains Unrepentant 6“I have destroyed nations; their strongholds are...
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 (NASB) Faith works in the present, it acknowledges that there is a purpose to everything and life is unfolding exactly as it should. It is actively trusting that God can handle our troubles and needs better than we can. All we must do is let them go so that He can do His work. The Two Boxes I have in my hands two boxes Which God gave me to hold He said, “Put all your sorrows in the black,And all your joys in the gold.” I heeded His words, and in the two boxes Both my joys and sorrows I store, But though the gold became heavier each day The black was as light as before. With curiosity, I opened the black. I wanted to find out...
I Sam 5:1-7:17 English Standard Version Indexed 6/5/2010, from www.biblegateway.com 1 Samuel 5 The Philistines and the Ark 1When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from(A) Ebenezer to(B) Ashdod. 2Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside(C) Dagon. 3And when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold,(D) Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4But when they rose early on the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground before the ark of the LORD,(E) and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying cut off on the threshold. Only the trunk of Dagon was...