Zechariah 4:6: “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is] the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” I thought of this verse very early this morning as I sat on my porch reconnecting with
Zechariah 4:6: “Not by might, not by power but by my Spirit says the Lord of Host.” “Preacher, you’re trying too hard.” From “The Cross and the Switchblade” by David Wilkerson. I remember as a teenager, I read the book “The Cross and Switchblade” by David Wilkerson at least a dozen times. Aside
Isaiah 40:29: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Clarence Jordan, who was instrumental in the founding of Habitat for Humanity, was a gifted man who had two PhD’s in Greek and Hebrew and Agriculture. He could have become a rich and powerfully successful man. Instead he chose
Ecclesiastes 5:19: “Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth and hath given power to eat thereof and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labor, this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 6:2: “A man to whom God has given riches, wealth and honor so that he wants nothing
WORD STUDY: LORD GOD Exodus 34:6: “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” Lord God: Hebrew – Jehovah El In reading the Bible we are constantly running across the phrase “Lord God.” This verse should give us some
WORD STUDY – WEEPING Weep – bakah: Weep, mourn, lament. II Kings 8:11: “And the man of God wept.” John 11:35: “Jesus wept” The Hebrew word bakah has its origins in the picture of dropping or dripping of water as in tears flowing from one’s eyes. What made Elijah and Jesus weep was the knowledge
WORD STUDY – WILLING Willing – Hebrew: ‘avah – willing, incline, desirous, wishing. Isaiah 1:19: “If you be willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land. “One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.” Dietrich Bonhoffer The word for “willing” is “’avah” which is spelled “Alep, Beth, Hei.” Jewish literature
