Psalm 75:7: “But it is God who executes judgment, putting down one and lifting up another.”  There was once a tractor, after a long hard week of plowing the fields, rested on a Saturday and watched NASCAR.  The races were thrilling.  In the stands, were fans of this or that driver who celebrated or cringed…

    “When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.  But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,  so that it will not be obvious to…

Isaiah 33:22: “For the Lord is our judge; the Lord is our lawgiver; the Lord is our king; he will save us.”     There is a strong tendency to look at judgment as a negative.  We actually believe that when the judgement is against our position.  However, when judges decide in our favor we love…

 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. “So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be…