Today’s Word
Rules of Engagement
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Good Fight – Wouldn’t it be nice if we could be as bold as Paul is as he describes his life? Could you say to the world that you have fought the good fight? Do you…
Disciplined Rewarded
All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Hebrews 12:11 Peaceful Fruit – Is God interested in your happiness? Sometimes it doesn’t seem so, especially when we are in the midst of discipline. Then…
Thrown for a Loop
All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Hebrews 12:11 Sorrowful – Ever been thrown for a loop? This English idiom describes what it feels like to be battered by experience. It’s not very…
God’s Definition
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from Him; but when he cried to Him for help, He heard. Psalm 22:24 Despised – David’s psalm is only one description of the most despised person to ever live. Isaiah completes the picture in chapter 53. …
The Turn
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O You my help, hasten to my assistance. Psalm 22:19 Help – Psalm 22 is famous because Jesus recited its pregnant opening from the cross. Of course, He did not have to remind His audience that the rest of the psalm is a tale of vindication for…
Where to Look
But seek first His kingdom, and His righteousness Matthew 6:33 Seek – God does not play “Hide and Go Seek.” No matter what the world says about the invisibility and absence of God, He is clearly seen by anyone who knows where to look. In fact, He goes out of His way to make Himself…
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