Today’s Word
Anguish
“She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and waste! Hearts are melting and knees knocking! Also anguish is in the whole body and all their faces are grown pale!” Nahum 2:10 Anguish – HEADLINE NEWS: The great city is doomed! God has spoken. Judgment is coming. Everyone will be destroyed. This is perfect 6 o’clock…
Rachel
“Now Jacob loved Rachel” Genesis 29:18 Rachel – Hebrew names are not chosen from a book in the library, from television personalities or from months of the year. Biblical names often have root meanings that describe the personality of the one who bears the name. “Nahum” for example, is from a root that means “comfort”. …
Purpose
“also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,” Ephesians 1:11 Purpose – Purpose has become the by-word of the day. With so much attention placed on the idea of God’s purposes for us, it is worth reflecting for a moment…
Find
“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but they will not find me.” Proverbs 1:28 Find – This is the last Act of the play. In this story, when the play ends something essential is missing – and it can’t be found. In order to see…
Instruction
“to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the sayings of understanding.” Proverbs 1:2 Instruction – Oh, my! This word (musar) is so completely different than what we usually think. When we hear the word “instruction”, we probably imagine a classroom and a teacher. We think about books and homework, tests and quizzes. But those images…
Wisdom
“to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the sayings of understanding.” Proverbs 1:2 Wisdom – Do you remember Alice’s world? One pill makes you taller and one pill makes you small. The red bottle does one thing, the blue does another. Sometimes we let the imagery of alternatives seep into God’s view of the world….
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