Today’s Word
Delighting God
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you; for the LORD is a God of justice; Isaiah 30:18 Longs – The Old Testament is a great love story. Of course, it also shows us that God is not just a forgiving machine. Sin…
Negotiating with Terrorists
When a man’s ways are pleasing to the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Proverbs 16:7 Makes . . Peace – God has an answer to terrorism. It’s not the one the world employs. Our solution is political; a mix of failed negotiation and fruitless power. God’s solution is…
Who Decides What It Means
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result Genesis 50:20 Meant – “How can this happen to me?” This is probably a familiar question. Life has a way of pushing us toward these questions with each new occurrence of unexpected trauma….
Adoption Papers
but to as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God John 1:12 Right – What rights do you have? The correct answer is, “It depends.” The rights you have depend on the law of the land and your status as citizen. Illegal immigrants do not have the…
Making No Difference
but if the salt has become tasteless, how will it be made salty again? It is good for nothing any more, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot Matthew 5:13 Tasteless – It’s an ironic joke. In the Greek, we discover that Jesus employs a picture quite a bit more offensive than just…
Chief of the Tribe
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all 1 Timothy 1:15 Foremost – The Greek word protos means first in space, time, number or rank. Nothing comes before it. Nothing ranks above it. Nothing precedes it. Nothing is greater than it. All of that sounds wonderful. Who…
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