Missing the Moment
(Luke 14:15, NLT) Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!”

(Luke 14:15, NLT) Hearing this, a man sitting at the table with Jesus exclaimed, “What a blessing it will be to attend a banquet in the Kingdom of God!”
(Job 2:9, NIV) His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.”
(Leviticus 17:11, AMP) ''For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life [which it represents].''
(Deuteronomy 15:4, RSV) “But there will be no poor among you (for the Lord will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess”
(Romans 7:4, WEB) ''Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.''
(Matthew 3:10, NLT) ''Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire.''
(Zechariah 2:1-5, MSG) ''I looked up and was surprised to see a man holding a tape measure in his hand. I said, “What are you up to?” “I’m on my way,” he said, “to survey Jerusalem, to measure its width and length.''
(Isaiah 48:12, WEB) "Listen to me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am He. I am the first. I am also the last."
(Psalms 79:8, AMP) ''O do not remember against us the sins and guilt of our forefathers. Let Your compassion and mercy come quickly to meet us, for we have been brought very low.''
(Psalms 125:2, NKJV) "As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever."
(Mark 10:21 KJV) ''Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.''
(Colossians 4:17 ASV) ''And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.''
(Matthew 8:5-7, NKJV) "Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.” And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him."
(Jeremiah 40:9, ESV) "Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore to them and their men, saying, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Dwell in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you."
(Jeremiah 23:22 NCV) "But if they had stood in the meeting of angels, they would have told my message to my people. They would have turned the people from their evil ways and from doing evil."
(Ruth 3:1 ESV) Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
(Psalms 48:9 NCV) "God, we come into your Temple to think about your love."
(1 Corinthians 10:14 KJV) "Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry."
2 Chronicles 7:11 (LSB) "Thus Solomon completed the house of Yahweh and the king’s house; and all that had come into Solomon’s heart to do in the house of Yahweh and in his house, he did successfully."
Judges 8:3 (ERV) "How can I compare my success with what you did?” When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon’s answer, they were not as angry as they had been."
John 8:23-24 (MSG) Jesus said, “You’re tied down to the mundane; I’m in touch with what is beyond your horizons. You live in terms of what you see and touch. I’m living on other terms.
1 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV) “Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”
2 Chronicles 5:13 (ICB) "Those who blew the trumpets and those who sang together sounded like one person. They praised and thanked the Lord. They sang as they played their trumpets, cymbals and other instruments. They praised the Lord with this song: “The Lord is good. His love continues forever.” Then the Temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud."
1 Corinthians 7:21 (CEV) “Are you a slave? Don't let that bother you. But if you can win your freedom, you should.”
Isaiah 9:13 (AMP) "Yet the people do not turn back [in repentance] to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts [as their most essential need]."
John 7:34 (NLT) "You will search for me but not find me. And you cannot go where I am going."
Ecclesiastes 8:5 (DARBY) “Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart knoweth time and manner.”
Exodus 14:8 "The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance."
2 Corinthians 13:5 "Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith."
Matthew 20:18,19 "Listen," he said, “we’re going up to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be betrayed to the leading priests and the teachers of religious law. They will sentence him to die. Then they will hand him over to the Romans to be mocked, flogged with a whip, and crucified. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead."