Have A Cigar ...

I do not accept praise from men,
but I know you.
I know
that you do not have the love of GOD
in your hearts.
I have come in my Father's name,
and you do not accept me;
but if someone else comes
in his own name,
him you will accept...
How can you believe
if you accept praise from one another,
yet make no effort
to obtain the praise
that comes from the only GOD?
~ John 5

More Trouble Every Day

Is any one of you in trouble?
He should pray.
Is anyone happy?
Let him sing songs of praise.
~ James 5

Sunday Papers

Look!
there on the mountains...
the feet of one who brings good news,
who proclaims peace!
Celebrate your festivals, Oh Judah,
and fulfill your vows.
No more will the wicked invade you;
they will be completely destroyed.
~ Nahum 1

Cheap Sunglasses

Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning blazed forth
~ 2 Samuel 22

Circle Of Hands

As you have been an object
of cursing among the nations,
Oh Judah and Israel,
so will I save you,
and you will be a blessing.
Do not be afraid,
but let your hands be strong.
~ Zechariah 8

Colored Aristocracy

I the LORD have spoken,
and I will do it.
~ Ezekiel 17

Wonderfully Colored Plastic War Toys

He reveals the deep things of darkness
and brings deep shadows into the light.
~ Job 12

Colored Balls Falling

Beware...
the LORD is about to take firm hold of you
and hurl you away,
Oh, you mighty man.
He will roll you up tightly like a ball
and throw you into a large country.
There you will die
and there your splendid chariots will remain—
you disgrace to your master's house!

I will depose you from your office,
and you will be ousted from your position.

~ Isaiah 22

The Ides Of March

They say to the seers,
"See no more visions!"
and to the prophets,
"Give us no more visions of what is right!
Tell us pleasant things,
prophesy illusions."
~ Isaiah 30

Green Grass

They will still bear fruit in old age,
they will stay fresh and green...
~ Psalm 92

Solar Angels

He had a dream
in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth,
with its top reaching to heaven,
and the angels of GOD
were ascending and descending on it.
~ Genesis 28

You Say Yes...

Let your "Yes" be yes,
and your "No," no,
or you will be condemned.
~ James 5

Dissident Aggressor

When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover,
Jesus went up to Jerusalem.
In the temple courts
he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves,
and others sitting at tables exchanging money.
So he made a whip out of cords,
and drove all from the temple area,
both sheep and cattle;
he scattered the coins of the money changers
and overturned their tables.
To those who sold doves he said,
"Get these out of here!
How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"
~ John 2

Diamonds And Rust

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moth and rust destroy,
and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,
where moth and rust do not destroy,
and where thieves do not break in and steal.
~ Matthew 6

The Green Manalishi

If men do these things when the tree is green,
what will happen when it is dry?
~ Luke 23

Take These Chains

I will take you
as my own people,
and I will be your GOD.
Then you will know
that I am the LORD your GOD,
who brought you out
from under the yoke
of the Egyptians.
~ Exodus 6

Reborn

Nation will rise against nation,
and kingdom against kingdom.
There will be famines
and earthquakes
in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth pains.
Then you will be handed over
to be persecuted and put to death,
and you will be hated
by all nations
because of me.
~ Matthew 24

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Try Some, Buy Some

Peter answered:
May your money perish with you,
because you thought you could buy
the gift of GOD with money!
~ Acts 8