“And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites . .” Matthew 6:5 Pray – We all agree that prayer is essential for a deep relationship with the Father. Almost all of us would say that we need to pray more. But far too often we stumble around in prayer. We don’t…
Dedicate a youth according to what his way dictates; even when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Dedicate – Solomon was a very wise man. His wisdom penetrated the essence of things. His sayings often reveal what we do not see on the surface. So, when we read this…
“And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son, and your daughter, and your male slave, and your female slave, and the Levite, and the alien, and the fatherless, and the widow that are inside the gates.” Deuteronomy 16:14 Shall Rejoice – “Yeah, I see what it says, but what if I don’t…
“but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you may not eat, for in the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17 Surely Die – Hebrew handles emphasis by manipulating the structure of the language. Without punctuation, words are arranged in ways that draw attention to particular…
You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:7 Teach – God commands parents to teach His instructions to their children. Let’s say that again. God…
And YHWH Elohim took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to work it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15 Work – What kind of work do you do? I’m not asking about your occupation. I mean what is the relationship between what you do and who you are. What category of…
And YHWH says, “Because this people draws near with its mouth, and they honor Me with its lips, but its heart is far from Me, and their fear of Me is taught by the command of men; . .” Isaiah 29:13 Far – Followers of YHWH are commanded to count the mile markers. They are…
Window Shopping at 36,000 feet
I’m allowed. Once a year I am allowed to collect my thoughts about the previous months of work and interaction and communicate them with you. This year has been an exceptionally fulfilling – and pointedly difficult – time. I am thrilled, overjoyed and encouraged by the outpouring of community involvement of the readers of Today’s…
Put me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, jealousy as severe as Sheol; its flashes are flashes of fire, the very flame of the LORD. Song of Songs 8:6 Flame of the LORD – The capstone of Song of Songs is found…
