Today’s Word
Whose Good?
and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him. Romans 8:28 (NIV) Of Those Who Love Him – Have you ever wondered how this verse can be true in a world that is so obviously filled with evil? Does it ever bother you that there are innumerable…
Original Art
For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son Romans 8:29 Image – If it weren’t for the influence of the Old Testament, we might get a completely mistaken impression about this verse. In the Greek world, as in our world, an image is not the original. It…
Life Assurance
In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O LORD, make me to dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Make Me To Dwell – The Greek poet Theognis (500 BC) understood precisely the true condition of men when he said, “Not to be born is the best of all things for those…
The Marriage Vow
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for you, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 9:10 Trust – “I promise to love, honor and obey . . until death do us part.” Recognize those words? Of course, if you look on the Internet for “traditional” wedding vows,…
The Reply To Holiness
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them. Psalm 22:4 Trusted – Pay very close attention to the implications in this verse, especially since what is says is so rare in Old Testament literature. While we find dozens of uses of the verb batach exhorting and commanding trust in God, there are…
The Answer
Yet You are holy, O You are enthroned upon the praises of Israel. Psalm 22:3 Holy – Perhaps this is the wrong word for our inquiry. Perhaps we should have looked at the conjunctive “vav” (a single Hebrew letter attached to the word). It can be translated in a dozen different ways, usually “and,” “but,”…
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