Today’s Word
Sticks and Stones
“Is this not the fast which I choose,
to loosen the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free
and break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6 NASB Every yoke – Do you want to be yoked with the Lord? Ah, that’s a sign of pleasant comfort—the confidence of knowing you…
Blinded by the Light
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. Genesis 3:7 NASB Opened – Your eyes are opened! What do you see? If you were in the Garden, you would see that when your eyes were opened…
The Backwards Man
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. Genesis 6:8 NASB Favor – It comes as no surprise that the Hebrew noun translated “favor” is hen. Usually understood as grace, the word is crucial for recognizing that God’s actions toward men are not motivated by Man’s essential goodness but rather by the nature…
Satan’s Own
Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the…
Center for Disease Control
You shall not hate your fellow countryman in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him. Leviticus 19:17 NASB Incur – The most infectious disease the world has ever known is sin. To this day there is no cure for the spread of the virus. In fact,…
Motivation
One who gives a sum to charity in order to gain a share in the world to come or save a life his child is regarded as perfectly righteous. Babylonia Talmud, Pesahim 8a Gain – If you accept God’s forgiveness in order to get to heaven, is your choice righteous? Haven’t you really made that…
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