Psalm 142:3 … To Know one’s Way (03/24/17)
“When my Spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my Way.” ~ unknown (Psalm 142:3) Psalm 142 generally speaks of a man in a state of hopeless despair, calling out to God for support and assurance. Interestingly, the Hebrew word here for “overwhelmed” is “ataph,” a word which can also mean “failed” or […]
John 6:37-38 … What the Father gives (03/23/17)
“Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away … For I have come down from Heaven; not to do my own will, but rather the Will of Him who sent me.” ~ Jesus (John 6:37-38) The first part of this passage […]
1 Corinthians 15:47 … The 2nd Man (03/22/17)
“The first man was from earth, a man of dust; the Second Man is the Lord from Heaven.” ~ Paul (1 Corinthians 15:47) Here is yet another brilliant example of Paul unwittingly “getting it” without actually getting it. For Paul is here speaking of the principle of a post-mortem salvation that comes solely to […]
Matthew 5:39-45 … To LOVE the enemy (03/21/17)
“Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also … Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may then be children of your Father in Heaven; for He makes his Light to shine on the evil and the good, and […]
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