Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. Psalm 130:1-2 NASB Depths – The psalm of the good shepherd assures us that we can walk in the valley of the depths and not fear evil attacks. But…
Skip, Would you please post this on Today’s Word? My family and I would really value your prayers in the coming days. My mum is gravely ill and we really don’t know how long she has left – could be days, could be weeks. She is now bed-bound and in almost constant pain, barely able…
It is your own wickedness that will punish you and your apostasy that will condemn you. Consider and take note what a bitter and evil thing it is to forsake Yahweh your God so that you have no reverence for me – The word of the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts. Jeremiah 2:19 (J. A. Thompson…
But you shall keep my statutes and my rules and do none of these abominations, either the native or the stranger who sojourns among you. Leviticus 18:26 ESV Rules/ abominations – The Hebrew word for “rules” in this verse is mishpat. If we think of this word the way that we understand “rules,” we will…
But Moses said to God, “Behold, who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh, and that I should bring the sons of Israel out of Egypt?” Exodus 3:11 NASB Who am I? – God rarely chooses those who clamor for the assignment. In fact, the Bible demonstrates that God’s preference is for those who…
“Come, let us return to the LORD, for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.” Hosea 6:1 ESV Return – “Although ‘in their distress’ (5:15) the Israelites do indeed resolve ‘come, let us return to Yahweh’ (6:1), the people are not really…
For thus the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said, “In repentance and rest you will be saved, in quietness and trust is your strength.” But you were not willing, . . Isaiah 30:15 NASB Repentance – Once before we looked at this verse, but we didn’t mention that the Hebrew word shuva…
“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation.” Daniel 4:34 NASB Returned – Nebuchadnezzar…
“You shall say to them, Thus says the LORD: When men fall, do they not rise again? If one turns away, does he not return?” Jeremiah 8:4 ESV Turns away/return – Doesn’t God’s broken heart ache for His children? It’s difficult for us to imagine what that pain must be. The perfect Father who wishes…
