Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.” Exodus 5:22-23 NIV You sent me – In a previous investigation of these…
Then Satan answered the [f]Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Job 1:9 NASB For nothing – How many times have you been tempted to make a deal with God? Your theology tells you that God isn’t amenable to bargaining, but that doesn’t stop the semi-emotional push to win His favor. After all, doesn’t a good God…
May You increase my greatness and turn to comfort me. Psalm 71:21 NASB My greatness – What was the opening line of the vastly popular book, The Purpose-Driven Life? Oh, yes, “It’s not about you.” A sort of oxymoron, don’t you think? The book sold millions of copies precisely because readers believed that it was in fact all…
My enemies have taunted me all day long; those who deride me have used my name as a curse. Psalm 102:8 NASB Deride – The psalmist finally gets down to the real reason for his complaint. It took a while. All those verses about how he feels—abandoned, anxious, abused, avoided, alone—come down to this: “My enemies taunt me and…
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Humility of mind –…
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, Philippians 2:3-5 NASB Humility of mind –…
So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7 NASB Is anything – Paul is pretty important. In fact, without Paul the present version of the Christian church would probably not exist. Oh, I know. Paul is misrepresented and misread by…
When it happened, I was caught completely off guard. I couldn’t believe that the old temptations, put aside long ago, were back, demanding attention. At first I was confused. Since I didn’t see it coming, I was unprepared. I felt like someone had just turned back the clock about three years. I cried out to…
