“it will not be stored up or hoarded” Isaiah 23:18 Hoard – Money. The power of this world. The stuff that measures us. The goal. The driving passion. We are secretly envious of those who have it while we castigate their affluence. We hold up the banner of the poor while we salt away some…
“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 Dominion – Double-ups. Two words for power. Two words for glory. And…
“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…
“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 Victory – Words are like umbrellas at the beach. All umbrellas cast…
“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 Glory – Our western culture pushes God into categories governed by the…
“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 Power – Mighty deeds and incredible power! David extols God’s strength with…
“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 Greatness – There are lots of great things in the world. Great…
“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy laden,” Matthew 11:28 Weary – Worn out! More than just the end of the day, dragging in from the job. This word (from kopiao) means to be so burdened with labor that you are exhausted. It should remind us of Isaiah 40:31 where the Hebrew word,…
“This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of demons.” Matthew 12:24 Only – How do you recognize the power of God? How do you know when something is God’s handiwork? The religious leaders of Jesus’ day thought they knew the answer to this question. They believed that God acted according to their…
“but I say to you who hear, love your enemies” Luke 6:27 Who hear – Do you suppose that we really hear what Jesus is saying in this sentence? Oh, I’m sure we hear the words, but I am just as sure that we are deaf to what they really mean. Jesus addressed those within…
