27“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.” ~Matthew 5
If I could
I’m sure I would
Throw that first stone
Swing it away
Wish you away
Cast you into the shadows
But when I am faced
With the ugliness
Entombed in these white walls of mine
I must embrace
The truth that I
I deserve that stone
And so much more
In the eyes of my Lord
.
God doesn’t look on the outside
He looks within
What thoughts we keep hidden
He sees the motives
And they alone can be sin
He desires holiness
In the inward places
Hatred is murder
Lust is adultery
No matter how you dress it
.
What is making me fall?
What am I using to indulge my sin?
No matter how precious
No matter how close
Cut it off
Throw it away
What worth is it
In comparison to the soul?
Be dead to sin
Alive to Christ
The Holy Spirit is here
To help make you whole
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
No one said it would be easy
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Only through God
Can I be free
.
And I know that
He made a promise
And it is already fulfilled
In His eyes
He will make me clean
He will make me new
He will take me away someday
As His precious bride
And He has sealed this promise
With His blood
With His life
And still living now
And it will be realized
When He returns
.
So remember this, His child
The war is real
But so is our LORD
Yearn for the holy life
Completed in Christ
There is life and death
Yearning for your soul
But Christ has won!
The victory is here!
And it will be completed
On that final day
Do not fret
Do not fear
And above do not
Cast that first stone
~
Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
“2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11“No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” ~ John 8
25“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. 26Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.
27“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.” ~Matthew 23
Romans 8:5-6
“For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. “
Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Romans 12:1-2
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of Go
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Sorry this was so late, but it’s here now. Life can be a little unpredictable sometimes 🙂 Hope you have a good week!
d, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
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