“Come, let us return to the LORD, for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.” Hosea 6:1 ESV Return – “Although ‘in their distress’ (5:15) the Israelites do indeed resolve ‘come, let us return to Yahweh’ (6:1), the people are not really…
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing, . . Isaiah 30:15 NASB Repentance – Once before we looked at this verse, but we didn’t mention that the Hebrew word shuva…
“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.” Daniel 4:34 NASB Returned – Nebuchadnezzar…
“You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return?” Jeremiah 8:4 ESV Turns away/return – Doesn’t God’s broken heart ache for His children? It’s difficult for us to imagine what that pain must be. The perfect Father who wishes…
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 NASB (9:5 in the Hebrew text) Today’s word edition comes from a comment by Rodney…
All such things are wearisome: No man can ever state them; the eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear enough of hearing. Ecclesiastes 1:8 JPS No man can ever state them – Human beings have a universal headache. And it’s not going away anytime soon. We are all suffering from rationality fatigue. Our…
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Therefore, be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 (CJB) Today’s edition was authored by Ian Hodge Perfect – In his TW article, “Theological Abuse” (January 22, 2012) , Skip closed the door on a false notion about perfection. He concluded that to be perfect was “progressing toward godliness.” I want to explore…
Only that shall happen which has happened, only that occur which has occurred; there is nothing new beneath the sun! Ecclesiastes 1:9 JPS Nothing new – “Same old, same old,” we say. Or “What goes around comes around.” Life just repeats itself. But this often leads to cyclical amnesia. Because we are so familiar with…
