Today’s Word
Personal and Categorical
But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.” Isaiah 49:14 LORD, Lord – We also complain that God has forsaken and forgotten. We think that the desperation of our lives or the frustration in our efforts or the trials we face must mean that God does not, in some…
The Buy-Back Clause
Is my hand so short that it cannot ransom? Or have I no power to deliver? Isaiah 50:2 Ransom – God asks the rhetorical question, “Did you imagine that I was not able to buy you back?” It is a question much like His query of Abraham. “Is anything too difficult for Me?” (Genesis 18:14…
Counter-intuitive
The fear of the LORD leads to life, so that one may sleep satisfied, untouched by evil. Proverbs 19:23 Satisfied – Ask anyone. Does God keep all evil away from His children? Are Christians really exempt from harm and struggle and trials? Or do we observe something else? This proverb seems to deny our common…
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Fight the good fight 1 Timothy 6:12 Fight – Paul introduces the first century spiritual Olympics, the agon of competition (the Greek means, “strife, contest and struggle”). Paul chooses a word that every Greek reader would instantly recognize – the Games. Athlete against athlete, fighting it out in the hope of victory. Striving to obtain…
The Axiom of the Normal Christian Life
to lead a life worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1:10 Worthy – Yesterday, did you wrestle with Paul’s prayer for your filled-to-the-brim understanding of God’s will? Did you see that “our daily bread” includes every word that proceeds…
Spiritually Satisfied
asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, Colossians 1:9 May Be Filled – Are you hungry for God? Do you feel a gnawing malnutrition about His righteousness? Are you an expectant example of the fourth Beatitude of Matthew? If you don’t have enough, then…
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