Today’s Word
The Heart of the Matter
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV Lodges – This is not modern psychology. If you went to the therapist to deal with your quick temper or your deepest anger, he would not greet you by remarking that you are a fool. …
Church, Revised
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, . . . Hebrews 10:24-25a ESV To meet together – “Services are conducted with dignity and precision. The rendition of the liturgy is smooth. Everything…
God’s Lottery
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 ESV Hastens to be rich – Does God want you to live a productive, satisfying, purposeful life? YES! Does He want you to experience all of the blessing that He has in store for you? YES! …
Variations on a Theme
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works. Psalm 145:17 ESV Kind – David’s declaration answers several questions. First, it answers the question, “Why does God let these terrible things happen?” David declares that the question itself is misinformed. YHWH is righteous in all His ways. Tsaddiq entails that…
Ineffective Prayer
When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood. Isaiah 1:15 ESV I will not listen – We are often told that God hears all prayers, but the Bible says otherwise. Just as one must…
The Truth About Prayer
Pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NASB Pray – “We do not refuse to pray. We merely feel that our tongues are tied, our minds inert, our inner vision dim, when we are about to enter the door that leads to prayer. We do not refuse to pray; we abstain from it. We ring the…
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