Today’s Word
Hurry
“Zaccheus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay at your house.” Luke 19:5 Hurry – Hurry up! Get going! Move along! Faster! One of the ubiquitous elements of our lives is hurry. We are so busy with life that we don’t have time to live. We are so pressed with schedules and tasks…
Free
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 Free – “Free” used to mean something special. But modern life-style advertising has done a tremendous job of corrupting this word (along with a lot of others life “pure”, “safe” and “guaranteed”). …
Adjure
“I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.” Matthew 26:63 Adjure – Manipulation. Demands. Pleadings. Bartering. Sometimes we resort to all sorts of tactics in order to force someone to speak. “Don’t you know what will happen if you don’t say something?” “Why…
Greetings
“Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings”, he said. They came to him, clasping his feet and worshiped him.” Matthew 28:9 Greetings – Chairete! We know that Jesus’ greeting announces a change in the entire structure of the universe. It is not “Hello, how are you?” It’s not “Have a nice day.” Jesus replaces the wish for…
Greetings
“Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings”, he said. They came to him, clasping his feet and worshiped him.” Matthew 28:9 Greetings – “Oh, God, how could this happen?” the women thought as they walked toward the tomb. Jesus has been crucified. All of his disciples were in hiding. On the first morning after the Sabbath, these…
Weeping
“Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” John 20:15 Weeping – The Passion story in the gospel of John uses a literary device to enhance the emotional immediacy of the scenes. The verbs are in the present tense, transporting the reader into the right-now action. It is John’s way of involving us in…
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