“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 Now we know that the word translated kingdom comes from the Greek basileia. We know that God establishes His kingdom through His own personal announcement – another creation spoken into existence. Human agency is not part of this creation. It is God’s plan…
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 The second phase in examining this verse will focus on what we are seeking. Remember that the Greek word for seek is zeteo. We discovered that this root word has several different meanings. It can mean “to strive after”, “to look for”, and…
January 5 God said, “Let the water below the sky be gathered into one area, that the dry land may appear.” Genesis 1:9 A Line In The Sand Gathered – The flat-backed liquid Leviathan shows its white belly today, raging against its sandy cage. But God has shut the door and it can’t get out….
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness” Matt. 6:33 Lately God has been pressing me about my motivation. He has been showing me how deeply ingrained my own desires are. Sometimes we can look so good on the outside that we even convince ourselves how carefully we are following God’s plan of…
January 4 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Frame of Reference And The Earth – Are you so familiar with this opening verse that you no longer think about what it says? Yes, of course, it tells us that God created everything. That’s what the Hebrew idiom hashamayim ve…
January 3 In the beginning, God created [et] the heavens and [et] the earth Genesis 1:1 (Hebrew added) Untranslatable Et – It’s there but you don’t see it. In Hebrew, this verse is Bere’shiyt bara’ Elohim et hashamayim ve et haarets. I have underlined the words translated “the heavens and the earth.” The first three…
January 2 In the beginning, God created Genesis 1:1 Even Deeper The – Of course, by now you know that the word here is bere’shiyt. There is no definite article. That means there is no “the” in this text. Try reading the text without the “the” and things change – dramatically. We have already learned…
January 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 Beginning Again In The Beginning – Let’s begin by doing some mental stretching. You’ve had a nice vacation. You’ve had some rest. You have the day off. Now put your mind to work. Something deep is happening here. Something very deep. …
