Today’s Word
The Joy Diet
And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy. Ezra 6:22 Joy – What a shame that we know so little about God’s yearly feasts! We vaguely connect Passover with Easter, much to our loss. The symbols involved are far deeper, embedded in the history of God with men. So it is…
Life By The Drop
They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delight. Psalm 36:8 (NIV) Feast – Hebrew poetry rhymes concepts, not phonetics. We might say, “What is true is often blue,” but Hebrew would describe the idea in two different ways. For example, we find this kind of poetry…
Shelf Life
Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, I Kings 18:1 Many Days – “Use by Jan 03-08.” That’s what it says on the carton of heavy cream in my refrigerator. Of course, if I really waited to use this liquid until January…
Eraser
I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. Psalm 40:10 Not Concealed – Have you concealed God’s covenant commitment and truth from the great assembly? It’s easy to do so. All it…
Clothes Make The Man
I have not hidden Your righteousness within my heart; I have spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation; I have not concealed Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great congregation. Psalm 40:10 Not Hidden – You are what you wear. Isn’t that the idea behind “clothes make the man?” The point of fashion, besides…
Road Signs
and being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 Obedient – There’s a red, upside-down, triangular sign on the road up ahead. Do you know what it says? YIELD. That means that you press on the gas and…
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