“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Samaria – Acts is the story of the fulfillment of the Great Commission, but if we…
and His name is called The Word of God. Revelation 19:13 Name – If you want to know the end, you must start at the beginning. John’s apocalyptic vision of the return and judgment of the Lord is unintelligible without the Hebrew Scriptures. A name is never just a name. A name is the essence…
For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light; and reproofs for discipline are the way of life. Proverbs 6:23 Commandment, Teaching, Reproofs – In modern marketing techniques, we are often subject to bundled pricing. If you want the sports channel, you have to buy the package that comes with three shopping networks…
“But you have this, that you hate the work of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.” Revelation 2:6 Nicolaitans – There aren’t many expression where the Alpha and Omega, the Lamb of God, says that He hates certain people, so when we read these words, we better pay attention. Most of us will see nothing…
concerning His Son, who was born of the seed of David, according to the flesh, Romans 1:3 Flesh – Is the flesh sinful? Most Christians, I’m afraid, have a tendency to think so. Maybe that’s why the NIV translates this Greek word (sarx) as “sinful nature” in most of its occurrences. But we hardly can…
If anyone offers a grain offering to the Lord, his offering must be of fine flour and he must pour oil on it and put incense on it. Leviticus 2:1 Grain Offering – Here’s an amazing fact. Paul justifies the payment of those who proclaim the good news of God by appealing to the grain…
so that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.” Matthew 13:35 Foundation Of The World – There are a lot of quotations of the Old Testament in the books of the New Testament. We…
And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart?” Mark 8:17 Hardened Heart – Jesus certainly isn’t tactful. He knows that His disciples are anxious about the food supply, but instead of…
So says Yahweh, the God of Israel, “Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt” Jeremiah 11:3 Cursed – What comes to mind when you think of “cursed?” If you’ve been the…
I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself, nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23 Not In Himself – You think it’s a way out. It seems to offer relief. It looks like the solution. It feels right. But Jeremiah is there to remind…
