I YHWH and none else, forming light and creating darkness; making peace and creating evil – I YHWH do all these things. Isaiah 45:6-7 Peace – What is an antonym? Answer: the opposite. The antonym of black is white. The antonym of fast is slow. The antonym of leader is follower. But when it comes…
I YHWH and none else, forming light and creating darkness; making peace and creating evil – I YHWH do all these things. Isaiah 45:6-7 (translation: M. Buber) Creating – Where did evil come from? Such a simple question. Such an enormously difficult answer, if there even is an answer. One of the greatest impediments to…
“Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34 Sword – If you’re serious about Yeshua’s declarations, this one must upset you. Don’t the angels sing, “Peace on earth”? Isn’t the gospel a message of peace with God? Then how…
Sometimes I think we get the idea that God leaves us in the dark on purpose. We have the bump-into-things view of faith, like walking through a room with the lights off. This morning my wife and I read our devotional page from Oswald Chambers’ book. We talked about our current situation. Nothing seems to…
so then let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. Romans 14:19 Pursue – What do you really pursue? Be honest with yourself. Don’t consider the ideals that float around in the culture. Look at your behavior. Assess yourself as though you were an outside observer. Examine…
Peace with God does not mean peace with the world. In fact, peace with God means emnity with the world. Peace with God is the status of our spiritual relationship. It is not a description of the condition of our lives. We should expect trails, turmoil, tragedy and death in the course of our journey. …
From the sacrifice of the peace offerings he shall present an offering by fire to YHWH Leviticus 3:3 Peace Offerings – “Peace on earth.” Isn’t that what we want? The consistent cry of the nations is “Peace!” But, of course, there is no peace because we have forgotten that the declaration of peace does not…
