Today’s Word
Exchange Rates
“But Jacob said, “First sell me your birthright”” Genesis 25:31 Sell – What is your personal investment strategy? Are you in stocks? Bonds? Gold? Do you think about that 401k or SEP? Or is your investment strategy about “bigger” things? Esau didn’t stop to consider a life-long investment strategy. As a result, he couldn’t tell…
Humpty-Dumpty Vocabulary
“Thus Samuel grew and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fail.” 1 Samuel 3:19 Fail – Do you think historians would say the same thing about you? Are you so close to God that none of your words “fail”? Samuel had that reputation. What he said was true but not…
Accumulation Obsession
“The wicked desires the booty of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.” Proverbs 12:12 Desires – There’s never enough, is there? At least that’s the way the world thinks. No matter what you have, there is always room for just a little more. In fact, the law of accumulation really works…
Jesus the Offender
“And blessed is he who keeps from stumbling over Me.” Matthew 11:6 Stumbling over – The scandal of Jesus. That’s the word. Skandalizo, “to cause to stumble or to take offense”. It comes from the noun that means the trigger of a trap. It’s the thing that we bump into and suddenly we are caught….
The Only Way to Give
“Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 Cheerful – Want to know a secret? Giving is all about joy. If you give from obligation, compulsion or guilt, you miss the whole point. If your offering does…
Gift and Giver
“Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights” James 1:17 Good thing – Two points of view in the same verse. “Good thing” is not the same as “perfect gift”. If we knew the Greek words, we would see it immediately. “Good thing” is dosis. …
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