Oct 6, 2022
2CHRONICLES 32:
Following that special Passover, the people
went home and destroyed all the pagan shrines. And a good summary
of chapter 31 is the last verse:
2Chron. 31:21 NLT In all that he did in the service of the Temple of God and in his efforts to follow God’s laws and commands, Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.
ECCLESIASTES 8:
Yesterday’s chapter of Ecclesiastes included
quite a variety of Solomon’s proverbs, including:
Ecc.
7:5 NLT Better to be criticized by a wise person
than to be praised by a fool.
20 Not a single person on earth is always good and never
sins.
MATTHEW 21a:
The
first will be last, the last first. I think we will be amazed at
the justice of God’s rewards. And in some sense, we all will
receive “a fair day’s pay.” The meaning of that parable was matched
and furthered by the story of the mother of James and John and what
Jesus said to them.
NLT Translation notes:
Mat.
21:21 Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you [fully
believe//have faith] and don’t doubt, you can do things like this
and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be
lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will
happen.
22
You can pray for anything, and if you [fully believe//have faith],
you will receive it.”
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