Today’s Word
Speaking Silence
“When you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent” Psalm 4:4 Search – Do you want to know the secret to a great night’s sleep? It’s not Posturpedic or Serta or Sleep Number. It’s not The Tonight Show or a good novel. It’s not even sex. It’s damam. The same Hebrew word…
Shalom on display
“Like a weaned child rests against his mother, my soul is like a weaned child within me” Psalm 131:2 NASB Rests – Imagery is everything. What’s the difference between these two images: “like a child rests” and “like a child that has stilled and quieted itself”? The first leads us toward passive acceptance. The second…
Umbrella Shifts
“And let them say continually, “The LORD be magnified who delights in the prosperity of His servant”” Psalm 35:27 NASB Prosperity – When you read this verse, do you see dollars floating down from heaven? Doesn’t it say that God delights in our prosperity? Does that mean that “good” Christians will be rewarded with wealth,…
What’s on the list?
“Buy the truth and sell it not” Proverbs 23:23 Sell – Solomon knew something about investing. We can only imagine the wealth, power and fame that he possessed. Will anyone remember Bill Gates or Donald Trump in 3000 years? Doubtful. But Solomon’s investment strategy had nothing to do with the tangible. He didn’t create a…
Something Hidden
But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright”” Genesis 25:31 Sell – There’s something hidden in this verse. The secret can’t be seen in English. In fact, it isn’t there in Hebrew either. And that’s what’s hidden. There is something missing that should be there and the fact that it isn’t found tells us even…
Exchange Rates
“But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright”” Genesis 25:31 Sell – What is your personal investment strategy? Are you in stocks? Bonds? Gold? Do you think about that 401k or SEP? Or is your investment strategy about “bigger” things? Esau didn’t stop to consider a life-long investment strategy. As a result, he couldn’t tell…
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