Today’s Word
The Axiom of the Normal Christian Life
to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10 Worthy – Yesterday, did you wrestle with Paul’s prayer for your filled-to-the-brim understanding of God’s will? Did you see that “our daily bread” includes every word that proceeds…
Spiritually Satisfied
asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Colossians 1:9 May Be Filled – Are you hungry for God? Do you feel a gnawing malnutrition about His righteousness? Are you an expectant example of the fourth Beatitude of Matthew? If you don’t have enough, then…
One of Three
its desire is for you, but you must master it Genesis 4:7 Desire – The Hebrew word teshuqa is used only three times in the Bible; twice in Genesis and once in the Song of Solomon. In this occurrence, we recognize the darker side of the word. Sin desires Cain. It desires to control and…
What Only God Can Do
How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman protects a man. Jeremiah 31:22 Created – The Hebrew root br’ is the verb translated “create.” It is quite unusual. Of the 49 occurrences in the Old Testament, this verb is the exclusive domain…
Full Circle
How long will you waver, O faithless daughter? For the LORD has created a new thing on the earth: a woman protects a man. Jeremiah 31:22 Protects – This world is upside-down. It’s not the way God intended it to be. When Eve opened the door to sin (with Adam’s concurrence), the world changed. All…
Paying For It
Your wealth and your treasures I will give as spoil, without price, for all your sins, Jeremiah 15:13 Spoil – The greatest impediment to godliness in the world today is affluence. Again and again we find a self-confident callousness and spiritual poverty among the nations blessed with abundance. We sin the sin of David by…
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