I am overtaken with blessings. Deuteronomy 28:2 All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the Lord your God (NET Bible). All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God (NASB). Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus…
Psalm 119:165 Those who love Your law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble. Obedience to His law causes peace. Knowing His law keeps me from messing up. It’s like knowing the speed limit on a street. If I know it, I’m less likely to go too fast and get a speeding ticket. Sure,…
This morning I am reminded to live what I speak – that God is holy and faithful. I’m in the middle of transitioning from one job (from which I just resigned) to another (where I have the signed offer, but much of the paperwork has yet to be finished), and things have just seemed to…
Psalm 119:57 (HETH) You are my portion, O LORD; I have said that I would keep Your words. Several things strike me as interesting about this verse. My first question was, “What is a portion? And what does it mean to be someone’s portion?” Looking at the Hebrew it says that a portion is a…
Psalm 119:9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. This is about living, clean living. Or rather, it’s about cleaning up my life. Most people I know have something in their life that’s a mess. Heaven knows, I’ve made lots and lots of messes in my life! …
Psalm 119:4-8 You have commanded us To keep Your precepts diligently. 5 Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes! 6 Then I would not be ashamed, When I look into all Your commandments. 7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. 8 I will keep…
Numbers 22:32 The angel of the LORD said to him, “Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Behold, I have come out as an adversary, because your way was [fn] contrary to me. (the fn means that contrary is often translated reckless… interesting) Balaam asks God whether to go with Balak’s men after…
Numbers 21:8 Then the LORD said to Moses, ” [fn] Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a standard; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, he will live. My first thought when I read this verse was about the serpent. Why would God create something…
Numbers 20:5 and why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evil place? no place of seed, and fig, and vine, and pomegranate; and water there is none to drink. I think it’s a little crazy how often the Israelites forget why they’re wandering in the wilderness. Okay,…
Not everyone I know likes Skip Moen’s digging and teaching and viewpoint, but he makes a point in his post today that really states why I am so fascinated by his understanding: When we read Scripture, we enter the world of Hebrew culture. The more we are able to grasp that view of reality, the…
