Today’s Word

Thematic Interpretation

Or do you think that the Scripture speaks to no purpose: “He jealously desires that spirit which He has made to dwell in us”? James 4:5 The Scripture – When you read this verse, do you simply assume that James is quoting some verse in the Old Testament (Tanakh)?  Better check your cross references.  You…
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Spiritual Dungeons

To you I will cry, YHWH my rock.  Do not be silent to me, lest, if you are silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit. Psalm 28:1 Pit – When God does not speak, I exist in a spiritual dungeon.  It takes some deliberate concentration to discover this reality,…
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Loneliness

“I will not leave you orphans;” John 14:18 Orphans – The world is a lonely place.  In fact, loneliness covers the globe in pandemic proportions.  The prince of this world has done his best to separate us, driving wedges of despair and abandonment deep into even the closest relationships.  Just a little self-reflection confirms the…
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Out Of The Box

“And when you pray, you are not to be as the hypocrites . .” Matthew 6:5 Pray – We all agree that prayer is essential for a deep relationship with the Father.  Almost all of us would say that we need to pray more.  But far too often we stumble around in prayer.  We don’t…
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My Way or The Highway

Dedicate a youth according to what his way dictates; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.  Proverbs 22:6 (NIV) Dedicate – Solomon was a very wise man.  His wisdom penetrated the essence of things.  His sayings often reveal what we do not see on the surface.  So, when we read this…
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Emotional Imperatives

“And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son, and your daughter, and your male slave, and your female slave, and the Levite, and the alien, and the fatherless, and the widow that are inside the gates.” Deuteronomy 16:14 Shall Rejoice – “Yeah, I see what it says, but what if I don’t…
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