Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also. – Matthew 23:25-26 . God bestows more consideration on …
“They called upon the LORD, and He answered them.” Psalm 98:6 . “A knife didn’t kill Isaac nor the sea drown Moses or a whale swallow Jonah. So, be with God and fear not.” Father Daoud Lamei. #DepartureofJonahtheProphet #prayer #callupontheLord #Godanswers #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings
“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19 . “Whoever fears God stands above all manner of fear.” St. Ephraim the Syrian #powerofChrist #inJesusName #coptic #orthodox #dailyreadings
“being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6 . “The work on our hands will be consummated by the power of God, who is capable of turning His words into action.” St. Gregory of Nyssa #Godwillcomplete …
“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” - I Corinthians 2:4-5 . Saying that the gospel was preached without words of human …