TO Every Reader of The Lucky Life An Apology and Correction If you are a careful reader who checks the sources, you will discover an error on pages 96 and 97 of my book, The Lucky Life. The error is a mistake in the Greek verb in Matthew 5:8 for the English “see” (“for they…
I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord. Psalm 27:13-14 NASB Living – We looked at Psalm 27:13 before, some time ago. CLICK here. But it’s worth reconsidering because the claim seems so…
He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. I will satisfy him with a long life, and show him My salvation. Psalm 91:15-16 NASB Show – How will God “show” His salvation to the man who calls on Him? If you read this…
Now it came about in the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was by the river Chebar among the exiles, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. Ezekiel 1:1 NASB Visons – We might have a deeper appreciation for Ezekiel’s experience of God if we realized that the verb rāʾâ…
You have made Your people experience hardship; You have given us wine to drink that makes us stagger. Psalm 60:3 NASB Experience Hardship – When the Tanakh uses the verb ra’a in the Hiphil tense, the idea is to be caused to see, to make one feel or know. God makes His people feel. He…
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. Psalm 66:18 ESV If – David’s words are harsh. “If I had any serious engagement in my heart about sin, God would not listen to me.” But when is this ever not the case? We are constantly besieged by temptations. Just…
Watch yourselves, that you might not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. 2 John 8 NASB Watch yourselves – Are you paying attention? That’s what the Greek term blepo means here. We are to carefully guard, to look diligently at ourselves. But notice what John has in mind. …
