“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed” John 3:20 Hates – It was a scream I will never forget. “I hate you!” The emotional wave that swept over me nearly knocked me over. Perhaps you have never been in…
“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, to make artistic designs for work” Exodus 31:3-4 Work – It’s not just doing something! Work is never about being busy. The Hebrew word asah means work with a purpose. It is about fulfilling…
“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, to make artistic designs for work” Exodus 31:3-4 Spirit – The Spirit was in the giving business from the very beginning. Genesis 1:2 tells us that the Spirit of God brooded over the waters…
“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, to make artistic designs for work” Exodus 31:3-4 Filled – You have to spill a little over the top! “Filled” is the Hebrew word male. In one context, it means to put into a…
“But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time”” Matthew 3:15 Permit – The first recorded word spoken by Jesus sets the stage for His entire ministry. It is the right word for the beginning of a year and the beginning of a life. In Greek, the word is aphes. It is from…
Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. Heb 10:35 Confidence – From two Greek words meaning “all” and “speaking”, parresias means “freedom in the act of speaking”. This word means that we have boldness and freedom to speak of our experience of faith. Because God accepts us, we are invited…
“sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it”. Genesis 4:7 Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that we have probably known since childhood God knows that emotional situations can become the seedbed for sinful acts. He…
“for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart”. I Sam 16:7 Heart – This is only a part of verse 7, but a very important part. Even more interestingly, the translation from the New American Standard (above) is not exactly what the…
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light”. Rom 13:12 Cast off – In the English language, we have only two “voices” (a grammatical term) – active or passive. But in Greek, there is a…
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness”. Psalm 103:8 Lovingkindness – This is a very important word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew is hesed. We saw it once before on January 24. Now we will look at more of its meaning. For centuries, this word was translated as…
