These things don’t play.
“The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.”
Matthew 13:22 NIV
Choker
Canon
Five
Out of the 10 Virgins, only five were legit.
“But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.”
2 Timothy 3:13 NKJV
Amigo… Enemigo…
The first instinct is to cut them off, but…this…
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
Matthew 5:43-44 NIV
Mirror On Black Mirror
“Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.”
Proverbs 12:22 NKJV
Universalist Haze
Only those who believe Jesus Christ are the children of God.
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.”
John 1:12-13 NIV
On The Rock
“He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress;
I will not be shaken.”
Psalm 62:6 BSB
Winter Walk
Scarlet
“But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
Mental Chains
“Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,
11 because they rebelled against God’s commands
and despised the plans of the Most High.
12 So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he saved them from their distress.
14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness,
and broke away their chains.”
Psalm 107:10-14 NIV
Going Right
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV