Today’s Word
Who Does God Know?
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him. Nahum 1:7 Take Refuge – Does God know you? Before you are quick to reply, consider the words of the prophet Nahum. Our theologically attuned church culture says, “Why, of course. God knows everything. Certainly…
How, When and What
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 Commandments – Now we know how we keep the commandments – by guarding, attending and obeying. Now we know when we keep the commandments – today. And finally, we are ready to ask what…
Today’s Assignment
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 Keep – What do you think about when you hear the command, “Keep the commandments”? If the first thing that comes to mind is drudgery and effort, perhaps you need to go back to…
The Grief I Do Not Bear
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 Burdensome – Proverbs 21:8 contains a Hebrew word that appears only once in the Bible. It is the word for the “guilty” person. Of course, since there is no other occurrence of this word,…
Why It Can’t Be Me
seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness 2 Peter 1:3 Granted –There are two verbs translated “give” in the New Testament. One is didomi. We see it in Matthew 20:4 and Luke 20:22. Depending on the context, it usually means to give in return for something. The…
The God of Chance
O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today, and show lovingkindness to my master Abraham. Genesis 24:12 Grant – While the literal meaning is much rougher, it helps us see something that is lost in the smoothened translation. The phrase literally says, “let it cause to occur before me today.” …
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