There’s a time to be busy.
“But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, ‘Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.’ And Jesus answered and said to her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.'”
– Luke 10:40-42
Stultifying formalism… “I will … remove your lampstand from its place.” – Revelation 2:5 (NKJV)
His heart was hard. “Having received the piece of bread, he then went out immediately. And it was night.” – John 13:30 NKJV
It was a bridge too far. “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor.” – Mark 10:21 (NKJV)
[Psalm 96:11] “Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and all its fullness…”
Especially when they do something wrong… “Repay no one evil for evil.” – Romans 12:17 (NKJV)
[Genesis 15:5] “Then He brought him outside and said, ‘Look now…”