“And I say to you, that every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment.” Matthew 12:36 (NASB) Careless – Two stories capture the picture. The first comes from my childhood. I remember the day that I read one of those Christian comic book tracts. Its…
Strength and dignity are her clothing and she smiles at the future. Proverb 31:25 (NASB) Clothing – Paul might have instructed all of us to put on the new man like a new suit of clothes, but Lemuel’s mother knew how to dress a woman. The best dressed woman in God’s creation is clothed with…
Who understands the power of Your anger and Your fury, according to the fear that is due You? Psalm 90:11 NASB Power – Read the first verse of this psalm. No, not the first English verse. Read the first verse in the Hebrew text. Let me help you: tefillah le-Moshe ish ha-Elohim (A prayer of…
“So, then, it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” Matthew 12:12 (NASB) To Do Good– Did you realize that every controversy in the gospels over Sabbath-keeping involves healing except the one incident of husking grain in the field. Doesn’t that seem remarkable? If there is any activity that demonstrates the goodness of God,…
The sovereign rejoices in Your strength, O YHWH; and how greatly he exults in Your deliverance! Psalm 21:1 (Institute of Scripture Research) In Your strength – Politicians of all flavors seem to think of themselves as royalty. They act as if they hold exalted offices, exempting them from common decency (and common sense). In contrast,…
[audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/matthew-53.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
[audio:https://skipmoen.com/audio/matthew-54.mp3] (To listen, hit the Play button above, or right-click here, select “Save as…” and download the file to your computer.)
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. Psalm 19:9 (Hebrew World translation) Judgments – It is simply impossible for us to understand all of the decisions God makes. At some level, continued exploration and pleading demands for God to justify Himself border…
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. Psalm 19:9 (Hebrew World translation) Clean – The comic figure, Mrs. Malaprop, from the play, The Rivals, has become a shorthand expression for the misuse of words. “She might reprehend the true meaning of what…
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. Psalm 19:8 (Hebrew World translation) Pure – The Hebrew adjective bar is rare indeed. Occurring only in poetic works, it is found in only seven verses in Scripture. Most of these are in Psalms where…
