“You foolish ones, did not He who made the outside make the inside also?” Luke 11:40 Foolish ones – Ever bite into an apple and discover that it is rotten on the inside? Ever look at it and see a wormhole? What do you do next? Spit it out, of course. It might have looked…
“In the greatness of your majesty, you threw down those who opposed you” Exodus 15:7 Opposed – In the oldest song in recorded history, Moses proclaims something quite spectacular. This song of praise and triumph contains the sternest of warnings – something that we seem to have long forgotten. Moses stands on the edge of…
“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel” Proverbs 1:1 Proverbs – What thought comes to mind when you see this word “proverb”? Do you think of a short saying, filled with meaning? Do you think of a statement about some important element of life? Do you think of practical wisdom? You…
“I came that they might have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 Abundantly – Travel with me to the open market in Douz. It is on the edge of the Sahara desert, an oasis clinging to a hundred palms on the shore of a writhing sand sea. Every Tuesday, the market teams with activity. …
“But if this charge is true, that the girl was not found a virgin, then” Deuteronomy 22:20 Virgin – What happens to a young woman who is not married and is discovered not to be a virgin? Well, if you lived under the Mosaic code, there were only two possibilities. If she is not a…
“you shall surely set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses” Deuteronomy 17:15 Chooses – In less than two months, you will vote for the candidate of your choice. It is interesting that God had something to say about who would sit in authority over His people as far back as the…
“Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 10:12 Heart and soul – Four verbs are all that God…
“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.” 1 Chronicles 29:11 Majesty – Did you think David was done? Not a chance! David…
“Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require from you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” Deuteronomy 10:12 Require – I have so much trouble with this. I…
“All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way.” Isaiah 53:6 All – I don’t know about you, but I often discover that I don’t really consider myself one of the sheep. After all, I am an educator, a businessman, a leader. I have position, power and…
