Tag Archives: Justice

March 29 – Taking Care of the Heavy Stuff

Posted on 03/29/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 23:13-39; Numbers 23:27-24:25; Song of Solomon 5:2-6:3 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged can't see the forest for the trees, Christians, follower of Christ, give lots of money, going to church, Jesus, Justice, Law, mercy faith, more important, Old Testament Prophets, oppressed, Pharisees, Scribes, Scriptures, small things, tithe, underprivileged, weightier matters, woes

February 20 – Truth Telling: A Radical Plan in a World of Falsehoods

Posted on 02/19/2019 by rockyfort

Matthew 2; Exodus 22; Exodus 23; Proverbs 10 “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil; nor shall you … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged careless posts, do evil, false report, false tesimony, false testimony court, falsehood, follow the crowd, God, Gossip, Guilty, Justice, lie, malicious posts, Moses, multiply evil, pervet justice, social media, unrighteous witness, wicked

January 21 – Judged By The Content of Their Character

Posted on 01/20/2019 by rockyfort

Luke 16; Genesis 27:46; Genesis 28; Psalm 21 “Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, ‘You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged abomination in the sight of God, blessing from God, building material, commended the unighteous stewad, content of your character, contrite heart, God knows your hearts, heavenly home, how much is a person worth, Jesus, Justice, justify yourselves, Luke, mammon, Martin Luther King, measure of success, mercy, mocked Jesus, money, paving material, Pharisees, teaching, true riches, unighteous mammon, wealth

October 18 Persecution, Love, Grace, And Judgment

Posted on 10/18/2018 by rockyfort

Isaiah 53-55 2 Thessalonians 1 “So we brag about you to the other churches of God. We tell them about the way you continue to be strong and have faith even though you are being treated badly and are suffering … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged brag, Christians, Church, churches of God, comforting, consequences, Cross, enemies, evil ways live eternally, family, follow Christ, friends, frightening, God's justice, goodness, Grace, Guilty, have faith, hope, Jesus, Jesus paid the penalty, Joy, Judgment, Justice, mistreatment, Paul, persecution, repent, sin, stay strong, suffering troubles, support each other, Thessalonica, troubles come, truth

April 12 – Is Jesus Calling You Out?

Posted on 04/12/2018 by rockyfort

1 Samuel 19-21 Luke 11:29-54 “One of the experts on the law said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, when you say these things, you are insulting us, too.’” (Luke 11:45 NCV) Jesus had started in on the Pharisees. He’d just noted their … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged conformed to His image, confront sins, conquer sins, destroying learning, Forgiveness, human condition, hypocrisy, insults, Jesus, Justice, killing the prophets, lawyers, mercy, molding us, Pharisees, recalls sin, repent, Sermon on the Mount, sorrow, strict laws, struggle, teacher, tithing, washing the dishes, won't follow their own laws

February 6 – Following God With All That I Am

Posted on 02/07/2018 by rockyfort

Exodus 39-40 Matthew 23:23-39 “How terrible for you, teachers of the law and Pharisees! You are hypocrites! You give to God one-tenth of everything you earn—even your mint, dill, and cumin.[a] But you don’t obey the really important teachings of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged cronyism, cumin, dill, faithfulness, favoritism, follow the letter of the law, harsh, hypocrites, ignore the spirit of the law, Justice, loyalty, mercy, mint, Pharisees, religious credentials, revenge driven world, teachers of the Law, think of others, tithing, woes

October 18 – #MeToo #IBelieveYou and Let’s #ChangeTheWorld

Posted on 10/18/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 18; Isaiah 3-4; Psalm 109:1-19 I can’t think of any job that is more physically and emotionally demanding than that of a firefighter. They run into burning buildings and they run into burning forests. They pull people out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged #ChangeTheWorld, #IBelieveYou, #MeToo, abuse of power, angel, Babylon the Great, believe, burned, caught up in sin, change the hearts, Church, closer to God, come out, crimes, dangers, emotionally demanding, fearful silence, final judgment, firefighter, followers of christ, Forest fires, God, God's people, Hollywood producer, humility, Jesus, John, Justice, knowledge of Christ, life-changing grace, manipulation, minister, persecution, physical disasters, physically demanding, plagues, problems, pull back, pure, purity, Revelation, Roman Empire, Rome, run into burning buildings, save lives, save property, self-preservation, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual predators, sin no more, sins, true to God, ungodly view of sexual activity, work was done, world on fire

October 15 – Born to Worship

Posted on 10/15/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 15; Esther 6:14-8:17; Psalm 107:1-22 What’s the point of worship? Is it to have an experience. A lot of churches will talk about the “worship experience” that their church has that will lead you to new heights in your … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged agnostics, atheists, Church, commitment, creativity, draw close to God, experience, experiencing God's presence, faithful unto death, focus on God, God fills us, God's greatness, Grace, harps, heaven, Here For You, human institutions, hungry, idolatry, John, Joy, Justice, King of the nations, Lamb, Lord God Almighty, love, Matt Redman, Moses, not fearing death, overcome the beast, progress, rationalism, recognize God, Revelations, science, Sing, substitutes for worship, the Lamb, thirsty, triumph, true to God, true worship, victorious, we need God, worship, worship idols

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

Posted on 10/09/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 9; Nehemiah 12; Psalm 104:1-23 One of the character tropes that stories like to use tells of a character who’s a plain, ordinary, everyday person who’s plodding through life until that one day when something sets him on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged America, anti-hero, bronze, changed, changed by events, character tropes, Christians, Conquest, continuous pain, cursing God, dead were lucky, Death, demons, did not repent, disaster, encouragement, famine, fire, gold, hell of destruction, hero, idols, Jesus, Jesus Christ, John, judgment from God, Justice, love, love of God, magic, murder, persecution, plagues, plodding through life, presence of god, repent, Revelation of Jesus, save the world, scorpions, sexual immorality, show grace, show love, silver, smoke, sulfur, theft, vengeance, War

October 8 – Keep Praying

Posted on 10/08/2017 by rockyfort

Revelation 8; Nehemiah 11; Psalm 103 I believe that one of the most ridiculous questions in the world is, “Did you have a good workout?” The answer, of course, is “no” because there’s no such thing as a good workout. … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged angel, bounce off the ceiling, Christians, exile, five minutes in prayer, God's people, golden censer, good workout, gratitude, great prayer time, gym, hours in prayer, incense, it's just not worth it, John, Joy, Justice, Kona Hawaii, marathons, never get an answer, Patmos, persecution, persevere, prayer, prayer is worth it, prayers of God's people, prayers of thanksgiving, Revelation, talk to God, throne room in heaven, Triathlons, vengeance, war room, waste of time

Tag Archives: Justice

March 29 – Taking Care of the Heavy Stuff

January 21 – Judged By The Content of Their Character

October 18 Persecution, Love, Grace, And Judgment

April 12 – Is Jesus Calling You Out?

February 6 – Following God With All That I Am

October 18 – #MeToo #IBelieveYou and Let’s #ChangeTheWorld

October 15 – Born to Worship

October 9 – Amazing Reactions

October 8 – Keep Praying

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