If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, or straw, their work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's work. 1 Corinthians 3:12-13 Buildings are... Continue Reading →
Amos 7:7-8 Built Straight And True
This is what he showed me: The Lord was standing by a wall that had been built true to plumb, with a plumb line in his hand. And the LORD asked me, "What do you see, Amos?" "A plumb line," I replied. Then the Lord said, "Look, I am setting a plumb line among my... Continue Reading →
Ezra 4:24 Giving In To Pressure
Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill until the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. Ezra 4:24 King Cyrus had given the Israelites permission to rebuild the temple and the city of Jerusalem. The people in the surrounding area began to be afraid. They... Continue Reading →
Ezra 4:4 Opposition Will Come
Then the peoples around them set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to go on building. Ezra 4:4 After the people of Judah had been released from full captivity in Persia, they were allowed to go back and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. Many were excited to be a part... Continue Reading →
1 Corinthians 3:9 Working Together
"For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building." 1 Corinthians 3:9 The people in Corinth were struggling with each other. Each one was stating that their work was greater or who they followed was better. Paul tells them to stop the struggles because they are all working together in the... Continue Reading →