Yesterday, as part of my morning devotional reading, I read some words of Jesus from Mark’s Gospel: “For it is what comes from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come – sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and foolishness. All these evils come from inside and …
Month: March 2023
This morning I read Psalm 73. It is an important psalm, because it deals with a common false understanding of the relationship between faithfulness and material blessing. It begins with the statement: “Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.” (v.1) This reflects the widely held belief (then and still …