Today’s Word

The Guarantee

And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith, for truly I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you.”  Matthew 17:20 NASB Impossible – Wouldn’t it…
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Know Your “Nots”

the one who does not love does not know God for God is love  1 John 4:8  NASB Not – This is a harsh verse.  It may not seem harsh because we are likely to modify its meaning to accommodate our own failures.  We want to feel better about our efforts to meet its demands,…
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Dragging It Out

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty.  Proverbs 16:32  NASB Anger – The Hebrew for “slow to anger” is erek apayim.  Behind this is the word ap, a word that describes the nostrils in breathing.  This part of the body is important in Hebrew thought.  Remember that God breathed life into…
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The Government of God

“For I, the Lord, love justice,”   Isaiah 61:8  NASB Justice– Today the West is obsessed with democracy.  It so strongly believes in this Greek invention of self-governance that it celebrates when “democratically elected” officials are put into office even if those officials represent Islamic Jihadists.  Extending the Greek idea of populist power, the West sinks…
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A Life of Shalom

“Do you wish to be well?”  John 5:6  NASB To be well – Yeshua is making his way through the crowd at the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem.  To do so he has to pass by a pool.  Today, just like every day, it is surrounded by those who cling to life by a thread of…
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Death by Divine Edict

In the towns of the latter peoples, however, which the LORD your God is giving you as a heritage, you shall not let a soul remain alive.  Deuteronomy 20:16  JPS Remain – “Kill them all.  Every man, woman and child.  Even the animals.”  Does that sound like a compassionate God to you?  Commands like this…
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