Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Some Scripture that I've had on my mind

I've recently been thinking about/been challenged by some passages of Scripture, and I thought I may as well share them. Bland intro, I know, but that's it.

Galatians 1:10 - "For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ."

Philippians 1:21 - "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."

Hebrews 13:12-16 - "So also Christ died outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God."

Jonah 4:5-11 - "Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, till he should see what would become of the city. Now the LORD God appointed a plant and made it come up over Jonah, that it might be a shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort. So Jonah was exceedingly glad because of the plant. But when dawn came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant, so that it withered. When the sun rose, God appointed a scorching east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint. And he asked that he might die and said, "It is better for me to die than to live." But God said to Jonah, "Do you do well to be angry for the plant?" And he said, "Yes, I do well to be angry, angry enough to die." And the LORD said, "You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a night and perished in a night. And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?""

Yeah, they're random. They've been on my mind, though, and I just thought I would share them with y'all. The end.

2 comments:

Kris Locker said...

no such thing as random verses with the exception of Mike's past status from Deuteronomy ;)

Thanks for sharing the verses!

Unknown said...

I like the first one a lot.