What is crooked cannot be straightened and what is lacking cannot be counted. Ecclesiastes 1:15 Be Counted – When you read this verse, do you say to yourself, “Well, of course, you can’t count what isn’t there. That’s just obvious!” You’re right, but if this is nothing more than a truism, why include it in…
For all their days their task is filled with pain and frustration. Even at night their minds do not rest. This also is meaningless. Ecclesiastes 2:23 Do Not Rest – Ecclesiastes paints a sorry picture of life. “No rest for the weary,” seems to be the author’s conclusion. In stark opposition to the thought of…
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things. Proverbs 28:5 Justice – Pilate asked one of the truly great questions: “What is truth?” You have a chance to ask another one: “What is justice?” Both questions are answered from the same source. Truth is found in the character…
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things. Proverbs 28:5 Not Understand – Why don’t evil men understand justice? Can you answer that question – biblically? Oh, we are quick to give a lot of reasons. They are self-possessed. They are morally blind. They lack real compassion. They…
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand all things. Proverbs 28:5 Evil Men – What did you expect? Did you think that men who do not pursue an intimate relationship with God nor seek His counsel will give you justice? How could they? They live in a closed universe…
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied. Proverbs 27:20 Never Satisfied – Walk any mall in America. Take a stroll along any high-traffic retail street around the world. Drink in the available goods with your eyes. Don’t you really want them? What you are feeling is the universal…
For in Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16 Whether – Are you surprised by this verse? When it claims that all “things” in heaven and…
And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15 Firstborn – It helps to be Jewish. You can’t read the New Testament without a thorough understanding of the Old Testament. If you read this verse without its Old Testament context, you are likely to be confused. You see,…
And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. Colossians 1:15 Image – Have you read this verse so many times that you are no longer surprised by what it says? How can anything be an image of what is invisible? What would it take to be a representation of…
for He delivered us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, Colossians 1:13 Transferred – Frank Herbert wrote the famous Dune science fiction series. In Herbert’s imagination, one group of mystical beings is able to “fold space” so that they can travel without moving. But human imagination…
