Today’s Word
Broken Vessels
I brought you out of the land of Egypt, saying, “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” Amos 3:2 Only – Why did God choose you and me? He did, you know. He started this plan of redemption and restoration by choosing Abraham. He continues the plan by grafting the…
Personal Appropriation
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain Deuteronomy 5:11 In Vain – Let’s settle this one right up front. This commandment is not about swearing, foul language or cursing. Cleaning up your vocabulary is socially proper and relationally correct, but it won’t get you any closer to obedience. Using…
Educational Responsibility
punishing the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the third and forth generation of those that hate me. Deuteronomy 5:9 Hate – What happens when we bow down and serve false gods? Among other things, our children suffer. Why? Because our attitudes and actions demonstrate that we do not need God. They…
Emotional Theology: Unity in Community
“And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities” Psalm 130:8 His – Your eighth grade English teacher would have circled the word in red. She would write in the margin, “number disagreement”. “Israel” is plural but “his” is singular. Did God make a grammatical mistake? Take a look at this verse in your translation…
Idolatry in Action
You shall not bow yourself to them nor serve them, for I, Jehovah your God, am a jealous God Deuteronomy 5:9 Bow – Serve – Idolatry comes in two related flavors. The first is shachah, to bow down in submission or reverence or worship. Hollywood has exploited this flavor of idolatry with its scenes of…
Instant Replay
Jesus therefore answered and was saying to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner.” John 5:19 Doing – What an important verse this is! Not…
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