July 29 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I would ever forgive them. Hosea 1:6 NASB Compassion – There is no doubt that Israel deserved God’s anger. Israel sinned…
1. We are generally (perhaps deliberately) unaware of the giant chasm created by the smallest of sins and the demands of God because the Church has taught us that we are under grace and therefore the tiny sins don’t really matter. They are simply errors in judgment. If my greatest sins can be easily forgiven…
May it never be! How shall we who have died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:2 NASB Died – Let’s talk about death. Not a pleasant topic, but an inevitable one. In Greek thought, death (thanatos) is a natural process that happens to all living entities. While there is a certain type of…
Yes, You will cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:19 NASB Cast – This is the Hebrew word shalak. It has several different senses, all associated with throwing down. It can mean the physical act of throwing down something, casting aside something or, in an important sense, abandoning something. Micah…
sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Genesis 4:7 NASB Crouching – Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel. It is a story that we have probably known since childhood. It is the story of the results of allowing the yetzer ha’ra…
Would YHWH reject forever, and never again be pleased? Has His kindness ceased forever, has the promise failed for all generations. Has El forgotten to show favour? Has He shut up His compassions in displeasure? Selah. Tehillim 77:7-9 ISR Never again be pleased – I’m right there with the boys. “And in the end, ….
And Elohim said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over . . .” Genesis 1:26 ISR Image/Likeness – God created you. You are the representation of His image and likeness. What does that mean? How are you like God? If you can’t answer that question for…
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with all that is hidden, whether it is good, or whether it is evil. Ecclesiastes 12:14 Jay Green Judgment – “The strength of the yetzer ha’ra is precisely in convincing us that we do not need these words of instruction because we are above believing in such…
Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. Genesis 2:7 NASB Living Being – Will we ever get past Genesis? Probably not. The depth of this account of creation can hardly be plumbed. Once more we return…
Therefore, whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. James 4:4 (almost NASB) Wishes to be – What do you long to be? What desire do you hold in your heart? James’ comment is not about active expression and outward progression. James uses the Greek verb boulomai, a…
