Today’s Word
Out of Character
Now, I find woman more bitter than death; she is all traps, her hands are fetters and her heart is snares. He who is pleasing to God escapes her, and he who is displeasing is caught by her. Ecclesiastes 7:26 NJPS More bitter than death – This is the only verse in the Bible that…
Paul’s Laws
and after he brought them out, he said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” Acts 16:30 NASB Saved – Virtually every evangelical believer knows this passage. The Roman jailer is ready to kill himself because an earthquake has opened the prison doors and he assumes that all the prisoners have escaped. But Paul…
A Popular Mythology
“But the greatest among you shall be your servant.” Matthew 23:11 NASB Servant – Are you a servant? Have you adopted the Christian virtue of being an enabler for others? You might think you have. After all, servant language is very popular these days. From “servant-leadership” to foot-washing ceremonies, many of us attempt to instill…
God’s Army
“Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My Great army which I sent among you.” Joel 2:25 NASB Make up – Have you faced the great army of God? It is an army that eats away…
Knowing the Difference
For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:10 NASB Sorrow – If you don’t know the difference, you could die! Remember those warning posters about pills. The picture shows lots of little pills…
Relief Pitcher
Restore to me the joy of Your deliverance, and uphold me, Noble Spirit! Psalm (Tehillim) 51:12 ISR Joy – Is there any greater joy than the feeling of being rescued from certain disaster? Every basic survival instinct is flooded with relief as soon as you know you will continue to live. Yes, the joy of…
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