Today’s Word
Commandment
“observe the commandment of your father” Proverbs 6:20 Commandment – “So, why should I listen to you? What makes you think you know so much?” Have you ever heard that kind of reply? The answer to the question is not based on superior knowledge. It is based on greater pain. The deeper my pain in…
Keep
“Keep the charge of the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn.” 1 Kings 2:3 Keep – Why was Jesus…
Savior
“for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior,” Luke 2:11 Savior – What is the role of a savior, a soter in Greek culture? It’s quite a bit more than we realize today. If we want to really see what God did that night, we need to look…
Slanderer
“You shall not go about as a slanderer among your people, and you are not to act against the life of your neighbor, I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:16 Slanderer – The trial of Jesus was a trial of slander. The conspirators attempted to do Jesus more than physical harm. They attempted to permanently damage…
Afraid
AN INVITATION for 2005 Many subscribers to At God’s Table have written to me over this last year asking that I examine a verse that is special to them. As I look forward to the third year of Today’s Word, I invite you to send me a verse that you would like to see included…
Umpire
“There is no umpire between us, who may lay his hand on both of us.” Job 9:33 Umpire – Job was a righteous man. God even said so. Yet so many bad things happened to Job that it just didn’t seem fair. So one of Job’s friends encourages Job to take his case before God. …
