MJ
retiredbeardo.bsky.social
MJ
@retiredbeardo.bsky.social
Christian, Husband, Father, Retired Army Guy
“We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭
July 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

‭‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬
July 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
“Fret not yourself because of evildoers, and be not envious of the wicked, for the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭24‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭
July 9, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Meet Jade.

She helps me manage combat related PTSD symptoms.
July 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭8‬-‭9‬ ‭
July 8, 2025 at 7:02 AM
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭
July 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭7‬ ‭
July 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭17‬ ‭
July 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭
July 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭2‬:‭13‬-‭14‬
July 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭16‬ ‭
July 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭32‬ ‭
July 1, 2025 at 10:46 AM
“Therefore thus says the Lord: “If you return, I will restore you, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is precious, and not what is worthless, you shall be as my mouth. They shall turn to you, but you shall not turn to them.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭15‬:‭19‬ ‭
June 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
“he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭53‬:‭4‬-‭5‬ ‭
June 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭
June 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.”

‭‭1 John‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬-‭6‬
June 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
“and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭10‬:‭44‬-‭45‬ ‭
June 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,”

‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭
June 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭15‬-‭16‬ ‭
June 24, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭3‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭
June 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
“Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭13‬:‭10‬ ‭
June 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬
June 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”

‭‭John‬ ‭5‬:‭24‬
June 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content.”

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭
June 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM