Today’s Word
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The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Falls – Are you a person who delights in the Lord? Do you seek Him and serve Him? Are the steps of your…
No One In Particular?
The steps of a man are ordered from YHWH, and He will delight in his way. Though he falls, he will not be cast down, for YHWH upholds his hand. Psalm 37:23-24 Man – It is certainly a shame that some English translations use the word “man” for the Hebrew geber in this verse. The…
Consumer Credit
The wicked borrows and does not repay but the righteous is gracious and giving. Psalm 37:21 Wicked – Does this verse mean that those who do not repay are wicked or does it mean that one of the characteristics of the wicked is their intention not to repay? If we knew that a man never…
The Pursuit of Power (4)
Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, making the whole earth drunk; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. Jeremiah 51:7 In The Hand – Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHWH for His purposes. The text tells us quite clearly that the power of…
The Pursuit of Power (3)
Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, making the whole earth drunk; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. Jeremiah 51:7 Mad – The elixir of the gods is power. It is the aphrodisiac of self-sovereignty. And it is deadly. Jeremiah proclaimed that the world of the…
The Pursuit of Power (2)
Her princes inside her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves . . . Zephaniah 3:3 Roaring Lions/Evening Wolves – “The hunger of the powerful knows no satiety; the appetite grows on what it feeds. Power exalts itself and is incapable of yielding to any transcendent judgment; . . . It is the bitter…
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