Word Study: The Agreement

by | Apr 18, 2017 | Devotionals

WORD STUDY – THE AGREEMENT Isaiah 7:11-12: “Ask thee a sign of the Lord, thy God, ask it either in the depth or in the height above. But Ahaz said, I will not ask neither will I tempt the Lord.” Luke 12:24: “To whom much is given, much is expected.” I believe we all,...

by | Apr 17, 2017 | Devotionals

WORD STUDY – THOU SAYEST – ARAMAIC Matthew 27:11: “And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.” It is Easter Sunday and I am, of course, meditating on the Easter Story. I...

Word Study: Abide In Him – Aramaic קוא

by | Apr 16, 2017 | Devotionals

WORD STUDY – ABIDE IN CHRIST – ARAMAIC – קוא John 15:6: “If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the fire, and they are burned.” I grew up in a Baptist fundamentalist church where evangelism...

Word Study: My Destiny

by | Apr 13, 2017 | Devotionals

WORD STUDY – Eli Eli lama sabachthani (My  Destiny) Matthew 27:46: “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Genesis 15:9-10: “And he said unto him, Take me...

Word Study: Unjust Gain בצח

by | Apr 12, 2017 | Devotionals

  WORD STUDY – UNJUST GAIN – בצח Jeremiah 51:13: “O’ you who dwell by many waters, abundant in treasures, your end is come, and the measure of your covetousness.” Clearly the context of this passage related to a judgment against Babylon. So why should a...