The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: Proverbs 1:1 NASB Proverbs – māšāl. The Hebrew word translated “proverb.” But it’s much more that. TWOT notes that while we think of proverb as something like a catchy by-line or intriguing “gotcha” popularized on religious billboards, māšāl really includes parables, discourses and even people as…
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NASB Rest – Walking. . . . . Walking. The pure white sand between my toes as the crystalline waters lap against the shore. There. There is a palm, its graceful neck arches up to heaven supporting the…
but just as it is written, “Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 NASB Not entered – How’s your imagination doing today? Is it robust and visionary, ready to explore all…
But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.” Luke 10:40 NASB Came up – Martha had a lot on her mind. A dinner party means attending to…
All day long my dishonor is before me and my humiliation has overwhelmed me, Psalm 44:15 NASB Humiliation – Psalm 44 is a plea for divine intervention. It’s not a petition to be forgiven. It’s a complaint that even though the children keep the Father’s commands, they are still “sent like sheep to the slaughter.” It…
The One forming light and creating darkness, causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the Lord who does all these. Isaiah 45:7 NASB Calamity – By now you are aware that this verse has been radically changed in order to be consistent with Greek philosophical Christian doctrine. The original verse does not use the word “calamity.” It uses the word ‘ra,…
“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NASB Call – Today’s post-modern culture ignores the most important part of education. Once God is removed from the system, education takes on a completely different objective. The goal is no…
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. Psalm 56:3 NASB Afraid – We know this Hebrew word. yārēʾ, “to fear, be afraid, revere.” Yes, it’s the same word used in the verse about the “fear of the Lord.” But yārēʾ has five different nuances, and one of them is simply the psychological experience…
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 NASB Confess – This verse was standard protocol while I was growing up. I heard it over and over, perhaps because I used it so much to wash away my guilty…
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 NASB Abundantly – I know plastic. I know tinsel. I know paper maché. I’m not sure I know “abundantly.” I can’t think of any sustained period in my life where I would have exclaimed, “Oh,…
