Today’s Word
The Delivery Plan
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those being lost, but to us being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Being Saved – The grammar matters. Without the grammar, you might miss the awesome wonder of this verse. Without the grammar, this great truth could remain hidden. The verb…
I Am Able
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those being lost, but to us being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Power – Does life come at you in waves? Sometimes the waves are gentle, comforting, buoying you above the deep. At other times, life seems like an endless pounding…
The Eighteen Benedictions
O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise Psalm 51:15 Praise – An ancient text has come down to us from the Pharisees. It is called, “The Eighteen Benedictions.” It was read three times a day in the presence of the faithful and much of it is still used…
Common Assumptions
When he prayed to Him, He was moved by his entreaty and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 33:13 Prayed – Do you live in the prayer air of the Hebrew worldview? Yesterday we learned that prayer saturates the common life world of Hebrew thought. It is part of waking,…
A Mysterious Vocabulary
Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD answered him Genesis 25:21 Prayed – Prayer is mysterious. It hardly seems possible to speak to an invisible, perfect and holy God. But every religion embraces prayer. For the Hebrews, prayer is so much an integral part of…
Is That Your Final Answer?
keep the commandment without strain or reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time 1 Timothy 6:15 Bring About – Let this sink in: because Jesus will return and the final answer of life is in His return, you are freed from the necessity of…
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