Not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect, but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers and sisters, I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, Philippians 3:12-13…
Let him not trust in emptiness, deceiving himself; for his reward will be emptiness. Job 15:31 NASB Deceiving – How can you trust in something that doesn’t exist? That would be real foolishness. Fortunately, Eliphaz isn’t“foolish” enough to insist that some people believe in nothingness. No, the word he uses also means “vanity” or “useless.” His…
He returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is not there; as for me, where am I to go?” Genesis 37:30 NASB Not there – In this verse, the words “not there” are not there. The translators have added an explanation to the text, implying that Reuben declares Joseph is no longer in the pit. …
“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?” Job 28:12 NASB Where – The goal of growing is not to be finished. If you ever reached the finished line, there would be no reason to continue. Might as well be dead. Life is about the continuous project of change, of growth,…
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Psalm 96:1 NASB New song– For a long time I’ve known that the Blues reach into my soul. I find myself among those sad refrains, those struggling lyrics. Give me Clapton, B.B., Stevie Ray, Ronnie Earl, Aretha, Robert Cray, and Kenny Wayne any day. Oh,…
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 NASB Deep– Before anything else, let’s translate these verses without the theological influence of Western science. When we do, something incredibly important emerges….
O give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain. Psalm 60:11 NASB Is in vain – The salvation of men by men. That is the program of human history. And the result is always the same. shaw’. Emptiness. Vanity. Falsehood. To no avail. By the way, it is the same…
