Today’s Word
Imitators
“Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:1 Imitators – Have you ever encountered a great mime? The genius is exact duplication. Whatever you do, the mime does in perfect symmetry. It’s like watching yourself in action. I saw a movie once where the actor walked in front of…
Rejoice
“and if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 Rejoice – God is into parties. When one member of His family has reason to celebrate, He calls everyone to join in. He likes all of us to share the…
Honored
“and if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 Honored – Doxologies are not restricted to God. Doxazo is the Greek verb that means, “to give respect, praise, honor or dignity” to someone deserving. You might be just that…
Suffers
“and if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.” 1 Corinthians 12:26 Suffers – Life as it is. It’s not always what we wanted. It’s not always fair or just. It’s not always enjoyable. Life includes pascho, the Greek word for suffer. …
Glad
“and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there” John 11:15 Glad – The second Beatitude in practice! Jesus lived by the words he taught. When he gave us the Beatitudes, he provided God’s insight into life as it is. He told us about lucky lives in the midst of crisis. We…
Yoke
“a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear” Acts 15:10 Yoke – “and the truth shall set you free”. But not if you are shackled to a burdensome yoke. Peter uses the word zugos. The yoke is a restricting agent used to bind two things together so that neither one…
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