Today’s Word
Worship and Work
“and there was no man to cultivate the ground” Genesis 2:5 Cultivate – You probably knew that work is divinely ordained. God didn’t create the world in order to have a pristine paradise of perfect precision. Paradise wasn’t lost when Man arrived. It was completed. Long before sin, Man had work to do. God intended…
Life Expectancy
“For who knows what is good for a man during his lifetime, during the few years of his futile life?” Ecclesiastes 6:12 Futile – Life is too short and you only get one shot at it. You rarely get the chance to start all over. You never get to undo the mistakes you made. Learning…
When, O Lord, when?
“Then I said to myself, “As is the fate of the fool, it will also befall me. Why then have I been extremely wise?” So I said to myself, “This too is vanity.” Ecclesiastes 2:15 Vanity – Hebel, the same word used to talk about the futility of basing our existence on what we do,…
The Zero Sum Game
“All is vanity” Ecclesiastes 1:2 Vanity – The Bible is the most realistic book about life that has ever been written. In this verse, it tells us that sometime during your earthly sojourn, you will arrive at the zero sum. That’s when you add up all the things that consume our attention, demand our energy,…
The Right Attitude
“And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout,” Luke 2:25 Devout – What do you think about Simeon? The Bible calls him “righteous and devout”. Does this describe you? What pictures come to mind? Take the word “devout”. Do you see images of long hours…
The Risk of Freedom
“He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives . . . to set free those who are downtrodden” Luke 4:18 quoting Isaiah 61:2 Release . . Set Free – The imagery of forgiveness rises to priority position in the mission of Jesus. “Release” and “set free” are both instances of aphesis, our word…
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