Walk This Way

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB Humbly – Once only. Hatsnea is only used in this verse in Micah. We know what it means to walk, but…

Rules of Engagement

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB Require – Has YHVH gotten your attention? Has His announcement riveted your interest? Do you really, truly want to know what…

South Africa Journal

Great times teaching in South Africa.  Five different locations.  Lots of good people all hungry to learn.  And then we took a few days to see some of the other special inhabitants of this country.  That gave me an idea.  Would you be interested in a special safari where we saw the wildlife early in…

Drops of Jupiter

He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NASB He has told you – Worried about the destiny of your life? Wondering how all of it can fit into His…

God of the Night

“Have I sinned? What have I done to You, O watcher of men? Why have You set me as Your target, so that I am a burden to myself?” Job 7:20 NASB Watcher of men – May Your desire overtake my desperation, Lord, and when it does I will delight in You. But not tonight….

Theophobia

When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified. Matthew 17:6 NASB Terrified – We live in a visual world. Tele-transportation of visual images has altered the face of our reality. In fact, even what used to be ordinary audio communication has now been converted into visual display of…

Mixed Bag

You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? Matthew 7:16 NASB Fruits – Of course we all know that the real test of faithfulness to God is found in the fruit of one’s life. Love, joy, peace, long-suffering; all that good stuff we…

Living on the Edge

Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned— Romans 5:12 NASB Death – “The death of the soul is never quick. It is a slow dying, a succession of little deaths that continues until we wake up one…

Victimizing God

“What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.” Hosea 6:4 NIV What – Victim: a person harmed, injured or killed as a result of a crime, accident or other event; a person who is duped or…

Prayer Language

“When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.” Matthew 6:5 NASB Pray – You can’t speak Italian like…