God Made Me Do It

I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 NASB You have afflicted me – We give the devil way too much credit. If something bad happens, he is to blame. If we are tempted, he is responsible. Tragedies and horrors follow in his wake….

The Ides of March

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, people groan.   Proverbs 29:2  NASB Groan – Does our civilization groan?  If you believe the celebrities and the politicians, you might think we are on our way back to prosperity.  But that perspective limits the meaning of success to economic factors.  A…

What’s Happening Here?

And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s slave-girl, where did you come from and where are you going?”  Genesis 16:8 Where – You will recall the difference between ‘ayyeh and ‘eypoh.  ‘ayyeh (short form ‘ay) is “where” as a statement of surprise, like “Why aren’t you here where I expected you to be?”  ‘eypoh is “where” like…

¿Qué Sucede Aquí?

y le dijo: “Agar, sierva de Saraí, ¿de dónde has venido y a dónde vas?” Génesis 16:8 Dónde – recordaras la diferencia entre ´ayyeh y ´eypoh. ´ayyeh (diminutivo de ´ay) donde “donde” es una declaración de sorpresa, como “¿Por qué no estás donde espero que estés?” ´eypoh es el “donde” como “¿Dónde queda la salida?”…