Today’s Word
Confronting the Dark
Immediately the Spirit *impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. Mark 1:12 NASB Impelled – Why was Yeshua “impelled” to go into the wilderness? The Greek term is quite strong. ekbállō isn’t just personal compulsion. It is literally, “throw out.” Yeshua was thrown out into the wilderness, the sort of thing that happens without choice. Mark…
The Wonderful Plan (2)
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 NASB Tradition – “It is tragically true that we are often wrong about God, believing in that which is not God, in…
The Wonderful Plan (1)
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. Colossians 2:8 NASB Tradition – About half a century ago this verse was one of the standards I used to evangelize those poor souls…
Unemployed
Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 NASB Where – Man was created to be useful. In fact, he was assigned an indispensable role on the earth—to steward it on God’s behalf. “Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it…
The Voice
They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 NASB The sound – You’ll remember Avivah Kushner’s brilliant exegesis of this unusual verse (CLICK HERE). She points out that…
The One and Only
Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;” Exodus 34:6 NASB Compassionate – Exodus 34:6-7 is God’s personally endorsed self-description. As such, it is vitally important, perhaps one of the most important parts of the entire Bible. If you want to…
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