And you shall remember all the way which the Lord your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, in order to humble you, putting you to the test, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not. Deuteronomy 8:2 NASB The test – In the NASB 95, this phrase is…
Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart.Psalm 26:2 NASB Examine– I don’t have to tell you that life is complicated. If you think it isn’t, then you are probably less than twenty-five. I also don’t have to remind you that life is messy. We plan; God laughs. So say the sages. And…
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 ESV Testing/discern – One word, two ideas. To test. To discern. Paul chooses the Greek verb dokimazo. It…
Then Jesus was taken up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tested by the devil. Matthew 4:1 Taken Up – This is the only place in the gospel of Matthew where the Greek verb anago (to take up) is used. Of course, anyone who stands at the mouth of the Jordan River realizes…
so that by them I may test Israel Judges 2:22 Test – Why doesn’t God just remove temptations? Wouldn’t it be easy for Him to just take away all the seductive opportunities that we face? If He really wants our holy obedience, why doesn’t He just get rid of all those things that could trip…
