Today’s Word
Sacred Curse
And Delilah said to Samson, “Please reveal ( the secret of) your great strength to me, and with what you may be bound to afflict you.” Judges 16:6 Bound – Do you feel sorry for Samson? Or do you consider him foolishly duped? An incredibly strong man, favored by God, reduced to a blind slave…
The Purpose of Seeing
“For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 Strongly Support – When the seer Hanani came to Asa, the king, he had good news and bad news. The good news is that God not only seeks…
A New Authority
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me“ Matthew 11:29 Learn from me – Today we are unaware of the audacity of Jesus’ invitation. We no longer hear these words in their context. They don’t cause scandal or outrage. But maybe they should. Maybe we have become too familiar with Jesus to feel the…
The Absent Teacher
“The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?”” John 7:15 Learned . . Educated – You can’t understand the critical astonishment of the Jews unless you know something about Jewish education. The complaint against Jesus is not about what he said but about the source of his…
Surprise, Surprise
“The Jews therefore were marveling, saying, “How has this man become learned, having never been educated?”” John 7:15 Marveling – Jesus came out of left field. He just didn’t fit the mold. He acted differently, talked differently, thought differently. Try as they might, the audience couldn’t categorize him. All they could do was be astonished….
The Eternal Mystery
“yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning to the end.” Ecclesiastes 3:11 Will not find out – There is a road block on the purpose driven life. It’s called “Horizon”. You and I cannot see what God is doing behind the scenes of our lives….
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