Revcort's Ramblings

Scripture Focus “It is a snare to say rashly, ‘It is holy,’ and to reflect only after making vows.” – Proverbs 20:25 (ESV) Devotional Thought Proverbs 20:25 warns about a subtle spiritual danger: making promises to God too quickly and thinking about the cost only afterward. A vow was a…

Scripture Focus “O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. For strangers have risen against me; ruthless men seek my life; they do not set God before themselves. Selah. Behold, God is…

Scripture Focus. “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” … That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to…

Scripture Focus “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” – James 1:19–20 (ESV) Devotional Thought James 1 is written in the context of trials in the life…

Scripture Focus “I said, ‘I will guard my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked are before me.’ I was mute with silence, I held my peace even from good; and my sorrow was stirred up.” – Psalm 39:1–2…

Scripture Focus “There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.” – Psalm 38:3–4 (ESV) Devotional Thought Psalm 38…

Scripture Focus “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil. For the evildoers shall be…

Scripture Focus“Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.”  – James 1:13–14 (ESV) Devotional Thought Few…

Scripture Focus “He must increase, but I must decrease.” – John 3:30 (ESV) “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” – Galatians…

Scripture Focus “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab… But David remained at Jerusalem.” – 2 Samuel 11:1 (ESV) Devotional Thought Life’s greatest tests rarely announce themselves. They do not arrive with warning labels. Instead, they slip quietly into ordinary…