BLESSINGS TO THOSE GIVING A HAND UP IN LOVE,
There was a man that slept beneath the back deck of our office building, and others that sometimes slept at the covered front door or in the grass between office buildings. Several of the tenants voiced dislike that this was happening.
One morning I had a conversation with the man that slept under our office deck, and told him I was sorry, but he would have to move on. The man did as asked, and I even suggested he check with David at 180 Ministries, and yet I really felt I was no different than all the other landowners that had asked this man to move on.
The Pharisee and Tax Collector
…10“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men— swindlers, evildoers, adulterers— or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’…
…10“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like the other men— swindlers, evildoers, adulterers— or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’…
Cross References
Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man? Proverbs 30:12
There is a generation of those who are pure in their own eyes and yet unwashed of their filth. Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Jan 21, 2021
INCOMING SALVO…SELF-EXALTATION…28 MAY A.D. 2023
Counting it all joy WHEN WE TURN THE FOCUS OFF US,
Ron
Ron