Today’s Word
Knotted
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me. Psalm 18:5 NASB Cords/surrounded – What are the cords of Sheol? How will we know what to do to avoid them unless we understand what they are? Perhaps we can begin by discovering what they are not. First, the cords of Sheol are…
Death in the Desert
The cords of death encompassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness terrified me. Psalm 18:4 NASB Torrents – Escape! Escape to the waste places! Run for your life away from the wicked and their overpowering influence. How else will you survive? How can you resist the constant barrage of cultural deviations from the way of…
Like Father, Like Son, Like Me
If you know that He is righteous, you know that every one also who practices righteousness is born of Him. 1 John 2:29 NASB Righteous – This is about as close as John comes to describing “born again.” But John’s focus is not on the experience of forgiveness. He focuses on the practice of righteousness….
Fifty Years Too Late – Again
Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days. Proverbs 19:20 NASB Be wise – I have recently been reading the early speeches of Abraham Heschel. Fifty years ago his prophetic insight into our culture sounded the warning. Fifty years later it seems as though we didn’t listen…
The Weight of Leadership
But the Lord was angry with me on your account, and would not listen to me; and the Lord said to me, ‘Enough! Speak to Me no more of this matter.’ Deuteronomy 3:26 NASB On your account – John Maxwell aside, the role of the biblical leader is not so wonderful. It’s easy for us…
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