Today’s Word
Desire
“sin is crouching at the door, and its desire is for you, but you must master it” Genesis 4:7 Desire – Why should we be stewards of our emotions? Who cares how we feel as long as we behave correctly? Ah, there is a deep answer here, but it is not the answer we might…
Master
“sin is crouching at the door, and its desire is for you, but you must master it” Genesis 4:7 Master – God can’t do everything. No, it’s not blasphemy to say this. God can’t do what He intends you to do without violating your freedom of choice. And since His purposes include your freedom of…
Mastered
“All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.” 1 Corinthians 6:12 Mastered – The Declaration of Independence got it wrong. Liberty is not an inalienable right. From the Bible’s point of view, liberty exists as a gift…
Authority
“to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority before all time and now and forever. Amen.” Jude 25 Authority – What is authority? It’s not the same as power. I may use power to force you to act in a certain way, but that does not…
Dull
“Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.” Hebrews 5:11 Dull – Do you remember learning to drive? Do you remember how hard it was to parallel park the first time? Do you remember the mild panic when you first drove in traffic? …
Love
“And you shall love the LORD your God, and keep His charges” Deuteronomy 11:1 Love – Ahav is one of three Hebrew verbs about love. It’s not a “feelings” verb. It is an obedience verb. It calls us to action, not necessarily emotion. That’s why it can be a command. That’s why it is quite…
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