Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Hab 2:5
5 "Note well: Money deceives. The arrogant rich don't last. They are more hungry for wealth than the grave is for cadavers. Like death, they always want more, but the 'more' they get is dead bodies.”

Money deceives.
Hab 2:4
4 "Look at that man, bloated by self-importance — full of himself but soul-empty. But the person in right standing before God through loyal and steady believing is fully alive, really alive.
Micah 7:8-9
I'm down, but I'm not out. I'm sitting in the dark right now, but GOD is my light. 9 I can take GOD's punishing rage. I deserve it — I sinned. But it's not forever. He's on my side and is going to get me out of this. He'll turn on the lights and show me his ways. I'll see the whole picture and how right he is.
Micah 7:2
Right-living humans are extinct. They're all out for one another's blood, animals preying on each other.

Competition!
Micah 6:9-13
If you know what's good for you, you'll listen. So listen, all of you! This is serious business. 10 "Do you expect me to overlook obscene wealth you've piled up by cheating and fraud? 11 Do you think I'll tolerate shady deals and shifty scheming? 12 I'm tired of the violent rich bullying their way with bluffs and lies. 13 I'm fed up. Beginning now, you're finished. You'll pay for your sins down to your last cent.
Mic 6:8
8 But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women. It's quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don't take yourself too seriously — take God seriously.

don't take yourself too seriously… Isn’t that opposite of what society teaches?
Mic 6:6 & 8
6 How can I stand up before GOD and show proper respect to the high God?
8 But he's already made it plain how to live, what to do, what GOD is looking for in men and women.