Today’s Word
Three Steps – Number One
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” James 4:8 Three Steps – Number One Draw – When James reflected on the desire of God, he thought of a passage in Isaiah: “because this people draws near to me with its…
Purity Outside
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Luke 5:12 Purity Outside Make me clean – The leper used the right word for his need. Katharisai. Cleanse. From our cultural perspective, we would probably have expected something else. Heal me. But in the Gospels, the words for healing are used of every disease…
Is He Willing?
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Luke 5:12 Is He Willing? Willing – Few people who know anything about God doubt that He is able. After all, if He is God, He has the power to do whatever He wishes. The question that haunts us is not, “Is God able?” The…
The Numbers Game
“The king is not saved by a mighty army; a warrior is not delivered by great strength” Psalm 33:16 The Numbers Game Saved – When David wrote this verse, his heart must have been crushed. This is personal testimony, not a spiritual platitude. David’s greatest sin was not with Bathsheba. The immediate punishment for his…
Fear What Matters
“It is the LORD of hosts whom you should regard as holy, and He shall be your fear, and He shall be your dread.” Isaiah 8:13 Fear What Matters Fear – What you fear becomes your god. In the twisted logic of human thought, the things that we fear the most become the driving forces…
What They Fear
“And you are not to fear what they fear or be in dread of it” Isaiah 8:12 What They Fear Fear – What makes you afraid? Something just popped into your mind. What was it? God has something to say to you about that fear. He spoke to his prophet Isaiah about dread and fear…
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