Today’s Word

The Magic Potion

A bribe is a charm in the sight of its owner; wherever he turns, he prospers. Proverbs 17:8 Charm – Why offer a bribe? Solomon observes that the one who offers a bribe (the word means a gift that carries selfish intention) absolutely believes that he will achieve his purposes with its use. It is…
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What Kind of Gift?

For then I will give to the peoples purified lips, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord Zephaniah 3:9 Give – Zephaniah is a tiny book squeezed into the general category called the Minor Prophets. Most people can’t even find it in the Old Testament without flipping through all the…
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Face Down Fighting

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead. Psalm 143:3 Crushed – This is not the most famous verse that uses daka, but it gives us a clear picture of the kind of…
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Defeated

For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to the ground; He has made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead. Psalm 143:3 Persecuted My Soul – The center of attack, the place of vulnerability, is not to be found in the circumstances of life. Of…
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Asking For “No”

And do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no man living is righteous Psalm 143:2 Do Not Enter – I just can’t get away from the Psalms. The up’s and down’s of my life send me on emotional roller coaster rides. Try as I might, the effort to achieve that…
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