I thought I would catch you up on where I have been and what I have been doing. Actually, this is a preface to why Today’s Word might miss a day or two. About one month ago, I left for Israel. Bob Gorelik and I hosted a wonderful group of people for two weeks in…
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 NASB Sin – We are familiar with the exhortation that awareness of our sin is one of the purposes of Torah. In this sense, Torah is the schoolteacher, showing us where and when…
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 NASB All knowledge – Day 28. We are coming close. But lest we imagine that these last days are…
and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 NASB Saved – “Religions may be classified as those of self-satisfaction, of self-annihilation or of fellowship. In the first worship is a quest for satisfaction of personal needs like salvation or desire for immortality. In the second…
You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 NASB Joy – We are often taught that joy cannot be manufactured, that it is a passionate, subjective experience that overcomes us. At the same time, we learn…
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man? Ecclesiastes 6:11 NASB Futility – We are the most informed generation of human beings to ever walk the planet. We know quite a bit about quite a bit. But we know almost nothing about what really matters. Believing…
While in Oxford, my daughter spotted this figure on the ceiling of one of the college chapels. It certainly appears to be a demonic face, laughing at the audience of worshippers below. The same ceiling also had dragons and other mystical creatures in the ceiling. One has to wonder just how much pagan intention was…
I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:5 NASB Awoke – Life as it is. Not life as I want it to be. Just what is now. That’s where I find God. Just waking up. Oh, what a joy! God didn’t decide my time was over when I went…
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 3:3-4 NIV He answers – You know there’s just a possibility that all this time we just weren’t listening. David cries out. God…
But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 3:3-4 NIV Shield – We know what a shield is, right? It’s a piece of armor designed to protect the one who bears…
