So Jesus said to them, “My time is not yet here, but your time is always opportune. John 7:6 NASB Time – Do you have time? “Time for what?” you probably ask. Well, if you were talking with Yeshua on this particular day, the answer might be, “Time to do what you were designed to…
It came about as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. Genesis 11:2 NASB East – Today let’s remind ourselves once again about the differences between ancient Near-Eastern thought and the cultural motifs we inherited from the Western Greek civilization. Consider these when you read Scripture:…
It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31 NASB Terrifying thing – Is there anything really terrifying in your life? If you live in the Western world or in nations where Western ideas are part of the culture, you probably would have a very short list. Perhaps…
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. Hebrews 11:6 NASB Impossible – adynatos is the Greek word translated “impossible.” If you look closely, you will see that it is the negation…
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, Hebrews 12:1 NASB Easily entangles – When I was a child, this verse frightened me….
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4 NASB Meditate – David wishes to complete two actions in the full…
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord and to meditate in His temple. Psalm 27:4 NASB One thing – Asaph makes it clear that being in the…
But for me, the nearness of God is good to me; I have made the Lord YHWH my refuge that I may declare Your works. Psalm 73:28 (my translation) God/ Lord/ YHWH – In the movie, Man on Fire, Denzel Washington plays a has-been black-ops expert who struggles with suicide over his past actions. He…
The Lord said, “Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice nor walked according to it, but have walked after the stubbornness of their heart and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them,” Jeremiah 9:13-14 NASB Stubbornness – Obstinate – “refusing to change one’s opinion.”…
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. I John 5:3 NASB Love of God – Whom do you love? Visualize that person sitting in front of you. His or her presence makes your heart feel a bit lighter. You have a smile on your…
