Today’s Word
A Blissful Life
O clap your hands, all peoples; shout to God with the voice of joy. Psalm 47:1 NASB A note about Friday’s post: As you probably guessed, we have on-going issues with the service we use to send out the daily emails. Friday was another missed Today’s Word. Then it went out on Saturday, which was not supposed to…
Not Going There
So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name. Acts 5:41 NASB Rejoicing– When the disciples were beaten and instructed no longer to proclaim Yeshua as Messiah, they reacted in a way that is not easily understood. They rejoiced. This seems particularly strange given…
Underworld
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun, Who rides the heavens to your help, and through the skies in His majesty. The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms; Deuteronomy 33:26-27a NASB Everlasting arms – “And, of course, one of the things we must listen for is joy. It’s hard to…
Hebrew Joy
You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; they will be glad in Your presence as with the gladness of harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. Isaiah 9:3 NASB Gladness– One English dictionary defines joy as “a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.” As you can readily see, this definition follows the Greek conflation of chará and hēdonḗ (rejoicing and pleasure). It’s typical…
Personal Prayer
It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12 NASB Whole night– Have you ever spent a whole night in prayer? Perhaps you’ve participated in a prayer vigil or taken a shift in a community event. But that’s not what this…
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (2)
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,”James 1:2 NASB Joy– I don’t think we listen to James. We simply do not regard trials as joyful. I don’t regard trials as joyful. If I really look at my own emotional response to James’ instructions, I discover that his words don’t penetrate my heart. Trials…
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