Lamentations 3:23: “They are new every morning, great is thy faithfulness.” “Not all who wander are lost.” Tolkien, “Fellowship of the Ring.” Through many toils dangers and snares, I have already come. Tis grace that brought me safe thus far And grace that will lead me home. -John Newton- Amazing Grace Last night
Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.” This is verse is a beautiful poetic express. Arise shine in Hebrew is qumi ori written as two trochees (a metrical foot used in formal poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one conveying a rolling rhythm). The
Matthew 27:46: “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying ‘Eli, Eli Lama Sabachthani?’ that is My God My God, why has thou forsaken me?” This passage has been debated for 2,000 years and everyone seems to have their own explanation as to what Jesus means when he
Song of Solomon 5:4 “My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.” “My bowels were moved for him…” This phrase alone should send even the most passionate supporters of the KJV scurrying for other translations. The idea that the very presences of one’s beloved has the effect
Psalms 139:23: “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me and know my thoughts: “In the joy of this new relationship I said to Jesus Christ. ‘Lord, I want this heart of mine to be yours. I want to have you settle down here and be perfectly at home. Everything that I have belongs to
Psalms 141:3: “Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, keep the door of my lips.” Be sure it’s true when you say “I love you.” It’s sin to tell a lie. Millions of hearts have been broken, Just because these words were spoken, “I love you, Yes I do, I love you.” If you
Matthew 4:1: “Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Every modern translation I read renders the Greek word peirazo as tempt as well they should as that is what it means. But in the ancient Greek, as used in the Septuagint it was also used
Leviticus 10:3; “Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.” This is a very sobering verse for those of us who seek a closer relationship with God. The
1Samuel 1:28, “Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.” 1Samuel 2:11, “And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.” Let’s
Judges 6:15, “And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family [is] poor in Manasseh, and I [am] the least in my father’s house.” Ever feel like you are just sort of subhuman, maybe you grew up in a situation where family members made you feel
