Remember when our parents broke up our fights? What did we usually say? “He/She started it!” Even at early ages we were more concerned with who was right than the fact that we were doing something wrong with our self-righteous “defense.”
Daily Word: John 16:33
John 16 is written but a few days before the unthinkable will happen. Yeshua would be betrayed, tortured, nailed to a cross, and die. But, in “A little while, and you will no longer see Me; and again in a little while, you will see Me.” (vs. 16) Yeshua would rise from the dead. The Holy Spirit would then be poured out on them. What!?
Daily Word: Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever. Forever. What does that even look like? Our finite minds might try, but because our brains are finite, well, you know. So when Isaiah exhorts his brothers and sisters, his country, to trust ADONAI forever, you have to wonder. As a prophet has the LORD given him insights into eternity?
Daily Word: 68:20 [19]
Most likely, this psalm — written by David — was a psalm of ascent. Ascent as in walking up to the Tabernacle in worship. This psalm has a wide range of themes, from conquering God’s enemies, defending widows and orphans, to remembering the Israelites in the desert, to warnings to kings of the nations, etc. But today’s verse, and many others in this psalm, is about comfort.
Daily Word: Zephaniah 3:17
If someone would threaten to remove chocolate from this world if I didn’t choose my most favorite verse of the Bible, it would be today’s verse. Why? Because there are thousands of verses I love. Actually, it’s not that difficult for me to pick this passage. I mean what a love letter!
Daily Word: Matthew 6:7-8
Unfortunately, we’ve all been to prayer meetings where there was a lot of “babbling.” Eloquent wording, but babbling nonetheless.
Daily Word: Galatians 5:23
Here’s that old confusing redemption and sanctification thing. Redemption means without our earning it, we are redeemed. Because it is only by the grace of the Father and atonement by His Son, that our sins are covered. Sanctification is the process is living out that our flesh was crucified. Because we will be dealing with those passions and desires that fight against the spirit in us for the rest of our lives.
Daily Word: 1 John 4:19
We learn how to love because we have the perfect example, Yeshua — Jesus. But, there are other examples of a perfect love.
Daily Word: Luke 11:13
We have a Heavenly Father that wants to give us the best. Have you ever noticed, we don’t always notice what is best for us? My mother at one time took her young granddaughters out on a special date for their birthday. She would let them dine at their favorite restaurant and go to their favorite store and pick out a special treasure — within reason — that she would purchase for them.
