Today’s Word
The Thorn in the Flesh
You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, and will bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Psalm 71:20 NASB Revive – Don’t jump too quickly to those comforting thoughts about revival. Pay attention to the beginning of this verse. Who is the one who showed the poet’s many troubles…
Why Believe?
For Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, You who have done great things; God, who is like You? Psalm 71:19 NASB Who is like You? – Pagan religions don’t need human history. Astrological signs, natural phenomenon, legends, numbers, the cosmic order—they’re enough. Human history is an anecdote to the divine plot. So, when the poet writes, “Who is like…
I’m Not Done Yet
And even when I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to all who are to come. Psalm 71:18 NASB Until – When is it over? Ah, you know there’s no such thing as retirement in this Kingdom. It’s not over until the fat lady sings. When you…
Update on baby Malaki
Rosanne and I are on the way back to Parma. Last week I spent three lovely days with baby Malaki. He was alert, hungry, and being a typical baby. However, it is too soon to tell if he will have ongoing complications from the hematoma, so continued prayers are needed. The big test comes at…
Wallflower Witnessing
I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone. Psalm 71:16 NASB Make mention – What do you think about the choice “make mention” for the verb zākar? Does it capture the feeling of this verse? Not for me! “I will come with the mighty deeds”…
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