Today’s Word

Too little

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler of Israel.”  Micah 5:2 Too little – Do you every wonder why God seems to do everything backwards?  He seems to choose people who aren’t equipped for the job. …
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Perfect peace

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You”  Isaiah 26:3 Perfect peace – A double whammy!  Twice as much!  The big double scoop.  If you want perfect peace, Isaiah gives you all you can handle by repeating the same Hebrew word twice – shalom shalom.  The peace of…
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Steadfast of mind

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You”  Isaiah 26:3 Steadfast of mind – Once I read an account of a man captured in war.  He was kept in solitary confinement for long periods of time.  In order to resist mental collapse, he began to build a dream…
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Loyalty

“For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offering”  Hosea 6:6 Loyalty – The paradigm example of the use of this Hebrew word is found in Psalm 136.  There the word hesed is used 26 times.  It is translated as “lovingkindness” or “faithfulness”.  Even though the…
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Cut off

“But the person who does anything defiantly, whether he is native or an alien, that one is blaspheming the Lord; and that person shall be cut off from among the people.”  Numbers 15:30 Cut off – If you give it a moment’s thought, you will realize that there is a lot of cutting in the…
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Spiritual Service

“I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”  Romans 12:1 Spiritual service – What images come to mind when you read these two words?  Do you get a pang of guilt because you passed…
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