“Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns” Matthew 6:26 Look – How well do you see things? Sometimes what is most important is so obvious we do not see it at all. In this verse, Jesus tells his followers to “really see”…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 Dread – Concrete cracking. Windows fluttering. Furniture dancing. Lights swinging. If you have ever been in an earthquake, you know exactly what I am talking about. Everything trembles. That…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 Defense – “We’re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The Hebrew word ma ‘oz means, “a place of refuge”. And just like Dorothy’s hope, ma…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 Fear – Yesterday yasha. Today yare. Languages are the umbrellas of thought. A single word can cover a lot of ground. Picture the yare umbrella in your mind. Under…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 Salvation – The empty desert. The endless plains. The expanse of the sea. What do those images have to do with “salvation”? Read on. Hebrew is a language of…
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life; whom shall I dread? Psalm 27:1 Light – Everything living depends on light. It’s a biological fact. In this universe, light is the fundamental ingredient of existence. This Hebrew word (or) is linked directly to…
“With men it is impossible, but not with God; for all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 With – “I can’t see it”, said my son. I told him, “Stand over here next to me and look where I am pointing. Then you will see it.” Stand close to me and see from my…
“If I do not wash you, you have no part with me.” John 13:8 With – There are several Greek words that could be translated by the English word “with”. If we don’t understand the difference between these Greek words, we might think that they mean the same thing. But the nuances are important. Here…
“This I command you, that you love one another.” John 15:17 One another – There is an amazing secret hidden in the grammar of this word. It is never used as a subject and it is never used in the singular. The Greek word allelon is always the object of an action and always plural….
“A pupil is not above his not above his teacher, but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Fully trained – A perfect fit! The idea behind this Greek word (katertismenos) is to be shaped so that you are completely adjusted and fit for a purpose. When Jesus…
