Winter Moon

Like the moon can never be the sun, you can’t shine the way God made you when you compare yourself to someone else.

“The sun has one degree of splendor, the moon another, and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor.”

1 Corinthians 15:41 BSB

 

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A Gris Prophecy

That day will be darker than gray.

“The fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the beasts of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble and every wall will fall to the ground.”

Ezekiel 38:20 NIV

Going Uphill

Caution: Treacherous conditions ahead.

“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Matthew 5:11-12 NIV

Pest Control

The trees in this particular orchard will all produce rotten fruit without this process.

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 not at all meaning the people of this world who are immoral, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11 But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.

12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

1 Corinthians 5:9-12 NIV