"He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities." (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
"He has not dealt (`asah: done, made, wrought, deal, commitment, offer, executed, kept, shown, worked, performed) with us according to our sins (chet': faults, grievously, offences, guilt for sin), nor rewarded (gamal: dealt bountifully with, done, bestowed, recompensed, served, repaid) us according to our iniquities (`avon: punishment, faults, mischief, sin, perversity, depravity, guilty condition)."
SUMMARY
He has not executed what He should have against us according to our sins and offences, nor has He repaid us according to our sin, perversity and guilty condition.
MEDITATION
Do you ever stop and praise God for what He hasn’t done? Yes, you heard me correctly. I lived the majority of my life in complete disobedience to Him. I still have instances where I choose to walk according to my flesh instead of the freedom that He has given me. Yet He still loves me – He still pursues me. He has not dealt with me as I deserve – Praise You Lord for what You have not done!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Acts 13:52
“And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“And the disciples were continually filled (pleroo: be full, complete, filled up, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally) with joy (chara: joy, joyous, joyfulness, gladness) and with the Holy Spirit (hagios pneuma: Holy Ghost, Spirit of God; the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ).”
SUMMARY
And the disciples were continually filled up with the Holy Spirit and abounding in joy.
MEDITATION
In the beginnings of the church, the men truly understood what Paul would go on to say later – one must be led by the Spirit. We’ve somehow categorized the Holy Spirit into two categories. He is either for the outlandish “pentecostals” to parade around or he is a virtually indistinguishable entity that no man can understand. I say our view must be a biblical one. The proper role of the Holy Spirit must return to the Body of Christ. Today, ask for knowledge of Who the Spirit truly is – then joy and filling can follow.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“And the disciples were continually filled (pleroo: be full, complete, filled up, to cause to abound, to furnish or supply liberally) with joy (chara: joy, joyous, joyfulness, gladness) and with the Holy Spirit (hagios pneuma: Holy Ghost, Spirit of God; the spiritual nature of Christ, higher than the highest angels and equal to God, the divine nature of Christ).”
SUMMARY
And the disciples were continually filled up with the Holy Spirit and abounding in joy.
MEDITATION
In the beginnings of the church, the men truly understood what Paul would go on to say later – one must be led by the Spirit. We’ve somehow categorized the Holy Spirit into two categories. He is either for the outlandish “pentecostals” to parade around or he is a virtually indistinguishable entity that no man can understand. I say our view must be a biblical one. The proper role of the Holy Spirit must return to the Body of Christ. Today, ask for knowledge of Who the Spirit truly is – then joy and filling can follow.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Psalm 55:16
"As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me." (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
"As for me, I shall call upon (qara': cry out, call out, utter a loud sound, summon, invite, call for, commission) God, And the LORD will save (yasha`: deliver, help, preserve, salvation, avenging, defend, rescue, safe, victory, liberated, to give victory to) me."
SUMMARY
As for me, I shall utter a loud cry and call out to God and He will deliver and give victory to me.
MEDITATION
What a powerful statement! We cry out at football games and raise our voices to sing out at music concerts yet we rarely, if ever, cry out audibly to God. When the Word says “a loud sound that cries out”, I believe that it is to be taken literally. When you’re in need of rescuing, lay aside the awkwardness and call out to the Lord. In this call, He is summoned and invited to bring you absolute victory and deliverance. Today, let all of heaven and earth know that your victory resides in the Lord alone.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
"As for me, I shall call upon (qara': cry out, call out, utter a loud sound, summon, invite, call for, commission) God, And the LORD will save (yasha`: deliver, help, preserve, salvation, avenging, defend, rescue, safe, victory, liberated, to give victory to) me."
SUMMARY
As for me, I shall utter a loud cry and call out to God and He will deliver and give victory to me.
MEDITATION
What a powerful statement! We cry out at football games and raise our voices to sing out at music concerts yet we rarely, if ever, cry out audibly to God. When the Word says “a loud sound that cries out”, I believe that it is to be taken literally. When you’re in need of rescuing, lay aside the awkwardness and call out to the Lord. In this call, He is summoned and invited to bring you absolute victory and deliverance. Today, let all of heaven and earth know that your victory resides in the Lord alone.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
James 4:10
“Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Humble (tapeinoo: bring or make low, to assign a lower rank or place to, to have a modest opinion of one's self) yourselves in the presence (enopion: sight) of the Lord, and He will exalt (hupsoo: lift up on high, raise to the very summit of opulence and prosperity, to raise to dignity, honor and happiness) you.”
SUMMARY
Set yourself as low before the presence of the Lord and He will lift you up to a place of dignity and honor.
MEDITATION
What a backwards theology this seems to be. When I humble myself and approach God as one understanding that He is the high and lofty One, He exalts me. It is truly amazing that God even chooses to have me in His presence, let alone lift me up to a place of honor. Today, realize that God desires to be the One to raise you up if you’d only approach Him in humility.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Humble (tapeinoo: bring or make low, to assign a lower rank or place to, to have a modest opinion of one's self) yourselves in the presence (enopion: sight) of the Lord, and He will exalt (hupsoo: lift up on high, raise to the very summit of opulence and prosperity, to raise to dignity, honor and happiness) you.”
SUMMARY
Set yourself as low before the presence of the Lord and He will lift you up to a place of dignity and honor.
MEDITATION
What a backwards theology this seems to be. When I humble myself and approach God as one understanding that He is the high and lofty One, He exalts me. It is truly amazing that God even chooses to have me in His presence, let alone lift me up to a place of honor. Today, realize that God desires to be the One to raise you up if you’d only approach Him in humility.
Friday, September 26, 2008
John 4:24
"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
"God is spirit (pneuma: a simple essence, devoid of all grosser matter and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting; a life giving spirit; the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.), and those who worship (proskuneo: meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand; reverence; to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence; kneeling or prostration to do homage) Him must worship in spirit and truth (aletheia: what is true in any matter under consideration, opposing to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians; free from affection, pretence, falsehood, deceit)."
SUMMARY
God is a life giving spirit that knows no physical bounds. So, in order to worship and bow in reverence to Him, recognizing Him for Who He truly He is, one must do so as spirit not bound to flesh, but in absolute truth free of falsehood and corruption.
MEDITATION
It’s imperative that we understand that we cannot worship the Lord out of our carnal minds and efforts. Praise bands, worship conferences and the latest praise CD’s are not the answer. The Lord will only be worshipped as He desires when His people understand that they must approach Him via the spirit. Otherwise all is futile and corrupted worship that will never make it into the throne room of God. Today, explore what it means to worship the Lord in spirit and truth. It will unlock a whole new world for you, I promise.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
"God is spirit (pneuma: a simple essence, devoid of all grosser matter and possessed of the power of knowing, desiring, deciding, and acting; a life giving spirit; the efficient source of any power, affection, emotion, desire, etc.), and those who worship (proskuneo: meaning to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand; reverence; to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence; kneeling or prostration to do homage) Him must worship in spirit and truth (aletheia: what is true in any matter under consideration, opposing to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians; free from affection, pretence, falsehood, deceit)."
SUMMARY
God is a life giving spirit that knows no physical bounds. So, in order to worship and bow in reverence to Him, recognizing Him for Who He truly He is, one must do so as spirit not bound to flesh, but in absolute truth free of falsehood and corruption.
MEDITATION
It’s imperative that we understand that we cannot worship the Lord out of our carnal minds and efforts. Praise bands, worship conferences and the latest praise CD’s are not the answer. The Lord will only be worshipped as He desires when His people understand that they must approach Him via the spirit. Otherwise all is futile and corrupted worship that will never make it into the throne room of God. Today, explore what it means to worship the Lord in spirit and truth. It will unlock a whole new world for you, I promise.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Ecclesiastes 7:14a
“In the day of prosperity be happy, But in the day of adversity consider-God has made the one as well as the other.” (KJV)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“In the day of prosperity (towb: good, better, well, goodness, best, merry, fair, favor) be happy, But in the day of adversity (ra`: evil, wickedness, mischief, hurt, trouble, affliction, grievous, sad) consider-God has made the one as well as the other.”
SUMMARY
Be happy in your days of goodness and favor but remember, when the days of trouble and affliction come, God is the maker of them all.
MEDITATION
Are you one of the kind who, whenever anything goes, what you would deem, bad, you blame the devil and rant and rave about how you’ve been attacked? Well, let this verse encourage you! Every day is the Lord’s and He is the maker of them all. We will have good days filled with joy and we will have bad days riddled with hurt – this my friend is life. In the days of adversity, look to God and thank Him. In the days of trouble, turn your mourning into dancing. In the days of sadness, tell the whole world of His greatness… for He is the maker of one as well as the other.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“In the day of prosperity (towb: good, better, well, goodness, best, merry, fair, favor) be happy, But in the day of adversity (ra`: evil, wickedness, mischief, hurt, trouble, affliction, grievous, sad) consider-God has made the one as well as the other.”
SUMMARY
Be happy in your days of goodness and favor but remember, when the days of trouble and affliction come, God is the maker of them all.
MEDITATION
Are you one of the kind who, whenever anything goes, what you would deem, bad, you blame the devil and rant and rave about how you’ve been attacked? Well, let this verse encourage you! Every day is the Lord’s and He is the maker of them all. We will have good days filled with joy and we will have bad days riddled with hurt – this my friend is life. In the days of adversity, look to God and thank Him. In the days of trouble, turn your mourning into dancing. In the days of sadness, tell the whole world of His greatness… for He is the maker of one as well as the other.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Romans 11:34
“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Who has known (ginosko: perceived, understood) the mind (nous: faculties of perceiving and understanding, judging, determining, reasoning) of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor (sumboulos: adviser)?”
SUMMARY
Who has understood the reasoning of the Lord? Who has been His advisor and given Him counsel?
MEDITATION
God is so mysterious. Despite gaining understanding of His ways from His Word and from walking with Him, He is still a great mystery to me. He is in no need of advice or assistance for He is all in all. Today, rest in the fact that the Creator of heaven and earth has all under control and yet desires an intimate relationship with you.
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“Who has known (ginosko: perceived, understood) the mind (nous: faculties of perceiving and understanding, judging, determining, reasoning) of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor (sumboulos: adviser)?”
SUMMARY
Who has understood the reasoning of the Lord? Who has been His advisor and given Him counsel?
MEDITATION
God is so mysterious. Despite gaining understanding of His ways from His Word and from walking with Him, He is still a great mystery to me. He is in no need of advice or assistance for He is all in all. Today, rest in the fact that the Creator of heaven and earth has all under control and yet desires an intimate relationship with you.
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