Today’s Word
Jesus Unplugged
in these last days has spoken to us in His Son Hebrews 1:2 In – Don’t you think that this statement is a little odd? We wouldn’t say that God spoke to us in someone. We would say that God spoke to us through someone. Why? Because for us, the emphasis is on the message,…
Saving Time
You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away James 4:14 For A Little While – Have you noticed how consumed we are with the inflexibility of time? We hear the advertisers shouting, “Another way to save time,” but, of course, it is mythology. You can’t save time. It…
Honor Bound
For whosoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when He comes in His glory Luke 9:26 Ashamed – We read these words and immediately exclaim, “I would never be ashamed of Jesus.” We think that what Jesus has in mind are acts that humiliate, like…
What God Chooses
to the praise of the glory of His grace Ephesians 1:6 Praise – God chooses me. His choice exalts His Son. It reflects His character. It demonstrates His power. But it also has an eschatological purpose – a purpose that goes beyond the edge of this world. God chooses in order that He might be…
Why God Chooses
predestinating us to adoption through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will Ephesians 1:5 Good Pleasure – Why would God choose me? If you have never asked this question, you have never understood the true depravity of your soul. It is a travesty of modern Christianity that we almost see…
Who God Chooses
for us to be holy and without blemish before Him in love Ephesians 1:4 Before – Verbal imagery from the ancient world is often lost in contemporary language. Here we have a seemingly common preposition, but if we only could see the Greek, we would recognize something quite significant. The word is not the common…
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