Battery Life

 Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will do it. Psalm 37:5  NASB He will do it– It wasn’t supposed to be like this.  All this study. All this investigation, debate, dialogue.  All this struggle to align with the perspective of the author and audience when reading God’s word.  We weren’t supposed to…

The Genesis Syndrome

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Commit/Trust – David demonstrates that the fulfillment of God’s purposes in our lives depends on two related actions.  The first is voluntarily granting God ownership.  The second is acting with complete confidence of God.  David…

Melanchthon’s Mistake

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Bring It To Pass – Philipp Melanchthon was born Philipp Schwarzerd, but changed his name to the Greek Melanchthon in 1531.  He was an exceptional scholar in astronomy, law and particularly Aristotle.  He earned his…

Whole Life

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Trust – First I must accept the seal of ownership.  God rolls over my path.  Now it belongs to Him.  Then I must act according to the directions of the new owner.  Batach is the…

Rolling Right Along

Commit your way to YHWH, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass. Psalm 37:5 (Hebrew text) Commit – The Hebrew language is wonderfully tactile.  It’s a language formed from the land, full of nice, clean dirt under the fingernails, streams of water, sun on your back and wind in your hair. …