Today’s Word
One for Two
“For your arrows have sunk deep into me, and you hand has pressed down on me.” Psalm 38:2 To Descend – A single verb is used for both of these phrases. It is nakhath. Obviously, it covers a wide range of meanings. To bend a bow in battle. To bring down or pull down something. …
Something’s Missing
“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 Faith – There’s something missing here. It might not seem like much, but once you know what should be in the text, you’ll have a deeper appreciation for this very disturbing question. What’s missing is the definite article “the”….
Prospector
“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Luke 18:8 Find – It’s the 1890’s. The California gold rush is in full swing. People from everywhere pack up mules and head for the Sierra Nevada mountains, hoping to strike it rich. But gold doesn’t grow on trees. It takes…
The God of Heaven and Hell
“If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.” Psalm 139:8 Make my bed – Four in thirty nine. Keep that in mind when you think of the number of times this word is used in the Old Testament. Yasa’ occurs only four times in thirty-nine…
Minimal Maxims
“But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does” James 1:25 Effectual doer – James helps us see the practical side of our religious convictions. What good is…
Emotional Wasteland
O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.” Psalm 38:1 Burning anger – Can you identify with David’s emotional state or are you so far away from a God who is enraged at sin that you can’t even imagine what it would be like to fear the…
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