Today’s Word
Get behind
“He rebuked Peter, and said “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but man’s”” Mark 8:33 Get behind – You’re dismissed! That’s the sense of the Greek verb hupago. Jesus is commanding Satan to depart from Him. This is not a statement of self-protection. Jesus is not saying,…
Lay up
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth” Matthew 6:19 Lay up – What is Jesus’ financial management strategy? He has one. Perhaps the reason that we don’t consider it in our retirement planning is that it is too radical for us, too counter-intuitive. Perhaps the reason we don’t consider it is that it…
Turns
“The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord; He turns it wherever He wishes.” Proverbs 21:1 Turns – Stretch out your hand. Turn your wrist from side to side. Move your arm up and down. Did you notice how easily it is done? No real effort. No deliberate concentration. …
Remember
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy” Exodus 20:8 Remember – Paul Meyer teaches that remembering involves spaced repetition. If you want to remember something, you need to have it repeated at least six times over a specified period. That’s why you can hear a great sermon or attend a fabulous lecture and a…
Likeness
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness” Exodus 20:4 Likeness – The point is not statues or symbols. The point is service. God says that we are not to make any representation of His essential character that assumes His position in our lives. He comes first. And He will not share…
Before Me
“You shall have no other gods before Me” Exodus 20:3 Before Me – We wouldn’t suspect that this would give us any translation problems but the truth is that this two-word phrase has created all kinds of difficulties. It doesn’t seem to mean “except me”. It might mean “against me” with an undertone of hostility…
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