“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” Joshua 1:8 Meditate – Go…
“This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.” Joshua 1:8 Law – Don’t…
“I will make him a helper suitable for him” Genesis 2:18 Helper – It’s time to break the mold. It’s time to uncover the lie. It’s time to let God’s choice dictate your response. Helper is not what you imagine. The Hebrew word is ezer. There were many choices for the correct word to use…
“The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.” Proverbs 31:11 Trusts – Here is the best Valentine’s Day gift you could ever give (and you are getting it one day in advance so that you will know what to do tomorrow). But there is a lot more…
“But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 Overwhelmingly conquer – Paul was a military fan. He would have probably cheered for the Tennessee Titans or the New York Giants. His choices of metaphors often employ pictures of warfare and great battles. He doesn’t seem to care too…
“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted” Matthew. 5:4 Mourn – Most funerals are traumatic occasions. Mourning brings about the acute awareness of powerlessness – an essential ingredient in spiritual growth. Most of the time we operate on the mistaken belief that life revolves around us. Most of the time we think…
“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Image – Reach into your pocket and pull out a coin. Any coin. On that coin is an image. How did it get there? Once that coin was nothing…
“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Beholding – “Mirror, mirror, on the wall; who is the fairest of them all?” This is not the mirror from Snow White! This is the mirror of God. Looking…
“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image” 2 Corinthians 3:18 Unveiled – Jesus does reverse plastic surgery. Before we schedule an appointment with Him, we spend our lives fitting masks to our faces. We have one outward look at…
“Your way, O God, is holy; what god is great like our God.” Psalm 77:13 Holy – What do you think of when you picture the word “holy”? Do you think of massive cathedrals? Quiet chapels? Beautiful crosses? Or someone in prayer? Maybe your mind brings up less physical ideas. You might think of purity,…
