Today’s Word
Searing Stares
“Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again before I depart and am no more.” Psalm 39:13 Turn Your Gaze Away – Once more we encounter the Hebrew verb sha’ah. Now it’s translated “turn away.” Of course, we know that this is a nuance of the basic meaning of looking upon. But…
Cloud Cover
“They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.” 2 Samuel 22:42 Looked – A few weeks ago I climbed Pacaya, an active volcano in Guatemala. The prospects sounded enticing when the trip began, but as we approached the crater, we discovered that clouds covered the…
Nothing To Eat
but for Cain and for his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell. Genesis 4:5 Regard – Everything important about life is found in the first three chapters of Genesis. Well, almost everything. We might have to include this story about Cain and Abel since it describes the…
Surprised Again
And he said, “I love you, O LORD, my strength.” Psalm 18:2 (Hebrew text) I Love You – English is a troubled language when it comes to personal relationships. It has plenty of words for the nuances of relationships with things, but it is significantly lacking in words which convey the nuances of deep relationships…
Works and Words
But if any one does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5:8 Denied – Do you really want to know just how much Greek philosophy has infected our view of following the Lord? Well, then consider…
God’s Entitlement Program
In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 Profit – Actions, not words. That’s the essence of Solomon’s wisdom on the subject of profit. But it isn’t just Solomon who advises those who will listen. Behind Solomon’s insight is a Scriptural principle that is evident…
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