You are near, Lord, and all Your commandments are truth. Psalm 119:151 NASB Near – We looked at this verse on the 15th of January. I re-read my own words today and discovered that I’ve suffered emotional amnesia since I put these words on paper. I’ve felt nothing but abandonment in my soul. God seems very, very far…
For His kindness has overwhelmed us, and the truth of the Lord is eternal. Hallelujah! Psalm 117:2 (Chabad) Overwhelmed – When was the last time you felt overwhelmed by God’s graciousness? Have you given any thought to the amazing blessing of being alive today? Does a tune of thankfulness hum in the background of your…
The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. Psalm 119:160 Sum – The head of the year. The chief of the tribe. The top of the mountain. The corner stone. The first of Mankind. rōʾš, and all its derivatives, are found more than 750 times in Scripture, with a wide…
You are near, Lord, and all Your commandments are truth. Psalm 119:151 NASB Near – Yesterday we looked at qārab., the “wicked,” who are close at hand. You’ll remember the verb for “approach” or “draw near” was qārab. The wicked are in proximity. Would you be surprised to discover that the same verb is used here? It’s not…
But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 NASB The greatest – How many times have you read this verse? How often have you been told that love is the answer? How frequently has Christian theology proclaimed that God’s fundamental characteristic is love? All of these questions…
Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 NASB Truth – The apostolic writings have been handed down to us in Greek. Of course, the writers were Jews so their Greek was really Jewish-Greek, what we call koine Greek. That means we…
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