Today’s Word
The Call To Be Like God
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 The Call To Be Like God Holy – When we shift our attention from the first occurrence of “holy” in this verse to the second, the verb remains the…
Family Resemblance
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance Holy – If holiness means separation and consecration, does that mean that Christians are to retreat from the common into the sacred world? If God wants us…
Family Resemblance in Holiness
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance in Holiness Holy – It’s not about morality. The word qadash is exemplified best in Numbers 16:38. The story makes it clear. Holiness is about separation. Our…
Family Resemblance in Holiness
“and you shall be holy to Me, for I, the LORD, am holy and have set you apart from the nations to become Mine.” Leviticus 20:26 Family Resemblance in Holiness Holy – I am always amazed to discover how little attention contemporary Christians give to the Old Testament law. I suspect this is the result…
Three-fold Desire
“I am my beloved’s and his desire is for me” Song of Solomon 7:10 Three-fold Desire Desire – The love song of the Bible employs a special word to give depth to the intensity of passion. Found only three times in the Bible, this word takes on a different nuance in each occurrence. All three…
The Politics of God
“For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.” 1 Samuel 5:11 The Politics of God Deadly Confusion – If God abhors sin; do you think He sits idly by and watches evil have its way? If God hates evil, do you think He takes no part…
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