steadfast

  • Wash, Dry, Fold

    Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.  Psalm 51:10  NASB   Steadfast – There’s not much point in washing your clothes if you’re just going to jump back in the mud.  They might be clean for the moment, but unless you stay away from the muck, you’ll be right back where you started—dirty.  That’s the point of…

  • The Foundation Stone

    He will not fear evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7 NASB Steadfast – Hebrew is about reality. Hebrew doesn’t encourage fiction. And what’s the difference between fiction and reality. Fiction has to make sense. Today we look at the Hebrew word kûn. There are basically two forms of this word. One is about…

  • Nearing the End (2)

    Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.  Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:10-12 NASB Renew – David cries for…

  • Hebrew Certainty

    My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!  Psalm 57:7  NASB Steadfast – To put it bluntly, Greek certainty is cognitive, Hebrew certainty is volitional.  In Greek thought, certainty is a function of justified true belief.  It is the attempt to determine rational, logical conclusions…