Every religion has as its primary reason for existence promotion and increase. The secondary reasons are related to the desires of the adherents: power, wisdom, knowledge, self-control, protection from evil, and a list of others. Yahweh has a different agenda: reconciliation of humanity to Himself. The secondary benefits include much promotion and increase. Our relationship with Him can draw us […]
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn […]
What must have passed through Eve’s mind during her first pregnancy? How many different and crazy ideas did she have as guesses? How often are our guesses about what our God is up to just as misdirected? Spend less time guessing and more time asking. He wants to reveal some of the mysteries to us that He has been covering […]
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn […]
Every day, you are changing. Some of the change is improvement, some is not. Some weaknesses are increasing. Some strengths are increasing. Your environment is changing all the time, and some of its changes are influencing you. Some of your intentional habits and some of your new habits are strengthening you. How much is changing in each category? The more […]
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn […]
For to those who are perishing the message of the cross is foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is God’s power. For it is written:I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God […]
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn […]
The light in the yard from a full moon at midnight is spectacular in contrast to the blackness in the same yard during the new moon, with no man-made supplement of flashlight or street light. At it’s best and most glorious, though, moon light is second-hand sunlight. The Light we seek is brighter than the sun. As Paul told Agrippa, […]
“The fear of the Lord” is a phrase that is used over 30 times in the Old Testament, and once in Acts of the Apostles. The Hebrew word for “fear” in the phrase is translated a few ways – from “frightening” to “reverential awe.” As a reminder, “awful,” “full of awe,” and “awesome” are directly related. We need to learn […]