Weekly Scripture 3-16-2025

Answer: 

This comes from 1 Corinthians, but what chapter and verse?

__:__Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

*I think all would agree that toxic waste is bad and that exposure to it would be dangerous. Nuclear waste has to be stored carefully, so as not to pollute the environment, and when it leaks out there is a mess that has to get cleaned up. Paul writes here that we are to purge out the old leaven, which is another term used to explain sin; so that we may be unleavened or in other words clean from sin. Sin is even worse than toxic waste that can harm or even kill our mortal bodies; sin can destroy the soul. Too often today we don't take this principle very seriously and there are high consequences for not taking it seriously enough. So, if God has His finger on some sin in your life that has not been confessed to Him go to Him today; confess and repent of that sin and allow the Blood of Jesus Christ to clean up that toxic mess that is polluting your soul.

Weekly Scripture 3-9-2025

Answer: Joel 2:11

This verse comes from Joel, but what chapter and verse?

__:__And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

*I want you to think for a minute about the mightiness of the Lord who is your glory and defense if you know Jesus as your Savior. Think about this: all of the forces of heaven are at his beck and call. Everyday when you get up in the morning there is a war taking place around you, and that fact cannot be ignored. Are you prepared to face the day? If you have started your day without God or you do not know God, you are not off to a good start. Jesus is accepting recruits and if you are not enlisted in His army, you are on the losing side. He wants you to enlist and be accepted into His army through His merits, that blood sacrifice that He made on the cross. If you are already a soldier of the cross, take courage because the enemy is powerless compared to the Lord God. His camp is very great!