“Let your eyes look directly ahead, And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Let your eyes look (nabat: behold, consider, regard, see, respect, pay attention to, show regard to) directly ahead, And let your gaze be fixed straight (yashar: direct, right, well, upright, level, just, lawful) in front of you.”
SUMMARY
Let your eyes pay attention to what is straight ahead, and let your gaze be fixed on what is level and upright before you.
MEDITATION
If we were looking for a verse that could be applicable every day, this one would be at the top spot. Walking in the reality of this verse would dramaticlaly change everything. Temptation, pride, false teachings, worry, sickness, anything that fights for our attention could be overcome by keeping our gaze upon the LORD and never looking back. Today, be mindful of your gaze. Don't look to the right or to the left. Do not waver.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
1 Corinthians 3:16
“Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Do you not know that you are a temple (naos: shrine, sanctuary, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies) of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
SUMMARY
Do you not know that you are a temple, a sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
MEDITATION
It would seem that so few Believers live with this as reality. God no longer dwells in temples and buildings made with brick and mortar. He has chosen to indwell His people. We are His holy dwelling. We are His holy place. In Christ, He deemed us worthy of His presence. Today, be careful not to defile the temple of God. Keep the corners swept out and the furnishings shiny and beautiful, for within you, God Himself dwells.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Do you not know that you are a temple (naos: shrine, sanctuary, consisting of the Holy place and the Holy of Holies) of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”
SUMMARY
Do you not know that you are a temple, a sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
MEDITATION
It would seem that so few Believers live with this as reality. God no longer dwells in temples and buildings made with brick and mortar. He has chosen to indwell His people. We are His holy dwelling. We are His holy place. In Christ, He deemed us worthy of His presence. Today, be careful not to defile the temple of God. Keep the corners swept out and the furnishings shiny and beautiful, for within you, God Himself dwells.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Psalm 91:4
“He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“He will cover (cakak or sakak: covering, defense, hedge in, fence about, overshadow) you with His pinions ('ebrah: feathers), and under His wings you may seek refuge (chacah: trust, have hope, protection); His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark (cocherah: buckler).”
SUMMARY
He will overshadow you with His feathers, and under His wings you may seek refuge and protection; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
MEDITATION
Where one chooses to dwell determines a lot about their life. We have been given free will to dwell in worldly fears and events. We can dwell in religious works and temporal fruits. We can dwell in self and our own insecurities and failures. We can dwell under the mighty wings of the LORD. I choose the latter. Today, allow the LORD to be your refuge, your shield. He is always faithful, steady and sure. He will cover you and hold you. Do everything today seated in this dwelling.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“He will cover (cakak or sakak: covering, defense, hedge in, fence about, overshadow) you with His pinions ('ebrah: feathers), and under His wings you may seek refuge (chacah: trust, have hope, protection); His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark (cocherah: buckler).”
SUMMARY
He will overshadow you with His feathers, and under His wings you may seek refuge and protection; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
MEDITATION
Where one chooses to dwell determines a lot about their life. We have been given free will to dwell in worldly fears and events. We can dwell in religious works and temporal fruits. We can dwell in self and our own insecurities and failures. We can dwell under the mighty wings of the LORD. I choose the latter. Today, allow the LORD to be your refuge, your shield. He is always faithful, steady and sure. He will cover you and hold you. Do everything today seated in this dwelling.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
John 10:11
“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“I am the good (kalos: better, honest, beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable) shepherd (poimen: he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow; the presiding officer, manager, director), and I know (ginosko: perceive, understand, acquainted with) My own (My sheep) and My own know (ginosko: perceive, understand, acquainted with) Me.”
SUMMARY
I am the most suitable, excellent Shepherd and I am acquainted with my own sheep - My own sheep are also acquianted with Me.
MEDITATION
Jesus Christ alone is the excellent Shepherd. When the majority of the masses are swayed by the enticing words of others, who will hear the voice of the true Shepherd? When the wolves come in to destroy, who will follow the voice of the Shepherd that is your protection? Today, know and be known by the most excellent Shepherd, Jesus, The Christ.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“I am the good (kalos: better, honest, beautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable, commendable, admirable) shepherd (poimen: he to whose care and control others have committed themselves, and whose precepts they follow; the presiding officer, manager, director), and I know (ginosko: perceive, understand, acquainted with) My own (My sheep) and My own know (ginosko: perceive, understand, acquainted with) Me.”
SUMMARY
I am the most suitable, excellent Shepherd and I am acquainted with my own sheep - My own sheep are also acquianted with Me.
MEDITATION
Jesus Christ alone is the excellent Shepherd. When the majority of the masses are swayed by the enticing words of others, who will hear the voice of the true Shepherd? When the wolves come in to destroy, who will follow the voice of the Shepherd that is your protection? Today, know and be known by the most excellent Shepherd, Jesus, The Christ.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Psalm 115:12
“The LORD has been mindful of us; He will bless us...” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“The LORD has been mindful (zakar: remembered, mentioned, remembrance, record, call to mind, be thought of, to make a memorial, make remembrance) of us; He will bless us...”
SUMMARY
The LORD has made a memorial and remembrance of us, he has called us to mind and thought of us; He will bless us.
MEDITATION
I often wonder, why in the world does God even bother with us? Even we, who claim to know Him and live for Him, are often disappointingly disobedient and stubborn. We ignore His advice, forsake His plans and go our own ways. Yet He still, time and time again, remembers His people. LORD, You are truly astonishing. Today, in obedience or disobedience – in willingness or stubbornness – in right or in wrong, I praise You for Your remembrance of me. There is noone like You.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“The LORD has been mindful (zakar: remembered, mentioned, remembrance, record, call to mind, be thought of, to make a memorial, make remembrance) of us; He will bless us...”
SUMMARY
The LORD has made a memorial and remembrance of us, he has called us to mind and thought of us; He will bless us.
MEDITATION
I often wonder, why in the world does God even bother with us? Even we, who claim to know Him and live for Him, are often disappointingly disobedient and stubborn. We ignore His advice, forsake His plans and go our own ways. Yet He still, time and time again, remembers His people. LORD, You are truly astonishing. Today, in obedience or disobedience – in willingness or stubbornness – in right or in wrong, I praise You for Your remembrance of me. There is noone like You.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Isaiah 40:29
“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“He gives (nathan: deliver, grant, yield, bring, cause, utter, send, appoint, bestow, permit, ascribe, devote, extends) strength (koach or kowach: power, might, force, ability) to the weary (ya`eph: faint, fatigued) and increases the power of the weak ('own: lacking strength, might and vigor).”
SUMMARY
God ascribes and sends power and might to the weary and fatigued ones and increases the strength of those lacking in might and vigor.
MEDITATION
When I walk with the simple knowledge that my strength and abilities are not my own, I don’t have to worry about stress and burn out. He knows I am weak and in need of Him. He is my Power, my Source. As with any power source, it is only beneficial when I am connected to Him. All that I do flows from His strength in my weakness. He is all in all! Today, allow His strength to become your only ability and source.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“He gives (nathan: deliver, grant, yield, bring, cause, utter, send, appoint, bestow, permit, ascribe, devote, extends) strength (koach or kowach: power, might, force, ability) to the weary (ya`eph: faint, fatigued) and increases the power of the weak ('own: lacking strength, might and vigor).”
SUMMARY
God ascribes and sends power and might to the weary and fatigued ones and increases the strength of those lacking in might and vigor.
MEDITATION
When I walk with the simple knowledge that my strength and abilities are not my own, I don’t have to worry about stress and burn out. He knows I am weak and in need of Him. He is my Power, my Source. As with any power source, it is only beneficial when I am connected to Him. All that I do flows from His strength in my weakness. He is all in all! Today, allow His strength to become your only ability and source.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Ezekiel 11:14
“Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying…”
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Then the word (dabar: thing, matter, acts, chronicles, commandments, sayings) of the LORD came to me, saying ('amar: speaking, answering, commanding, telling, calling) …”
SUMMARY
Then the matters and sayings of the LORD came to me, calling and speaking…
MEDITATION
I ask you my friend, where has this simple phrase gone? Most often, if you ask Believers what the LORD is speaking to them personally, they look puzzled as if to say, “what do you mean, speaking to me?" God speaking to His people seems to have become a thing of the past. We read how He intimately interacted with Believers of old, yet somehow don’t expect the same in our own lives today. Has God changed? I ask you, do you hear His voice? When did the word of the LORD come to you last? How can we claim to be His representatives here upon the earth but never even hear what He is speaking? Today, make listening to the Father priority - force all else to wait. It is time the Body start expecting to hear the voice of Her Creator again.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Then the word (dabar: thing, matter, acts, chronicles, commandments, sayings) of the LORD came to me, saying ('amar: speaking, answering, commanding, telling, calling) …”
SUMMARY
Then the matters and sayings of the LORD came to me, calling and speaking…
MEDITATION
I ask you my friend, where has this simple phrase gone? Most often, if you ask Believers what the LORD is speaking to them personally, they look puzzled as if to say, “what do you mean, speaking to me?" God speaking to His people seems to have become a thing of the past. We read how He intimately interacted with Believers of old, yet somehow don’t expect the same in our own lives today. Has God changed? I ask you, do you hear His voice? When did the word of the LORD come to you last? How can we claim to be His representatives here upon the earth but never even hear what He is speaking? Today, make listening to the Father priority - force all else to wait. It is time the Body start expecting to hear the voice of Her Creator again.
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