Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life (Psalm 143:8, NIV). Some wake up and have coffee, I wake up for the Word of God. Honestly, I wake up and drink coffee …
For regular readers of Interruptions (yes, they do exist), you might notice verses of the Bible I list as “OGV” after the verse. For example, in Interruptions #594, you can read 2 Peter 1:4: God has given us promises through which we can have fellowship with Him and experience all that He desires for us. …
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I’m writing my “Reading” posts to help you understand books of the Bible. Today it is Reading Ephesians. After today’s post, I hope that you get an actual paper Bible and read aloud the entire Book of Ephesians. When Paul wrote this book, he meant it to be read out loud in one session. The …
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1 ESV I used to estimate the promises of the Bible by saying, “Some scholars say 6,000 and others say 1,000. Having never actually counted them myself, I just …
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching. 2 Timothy 3:16 ESB Long ago in a desert far away, my father, mother, and sister took a tour at a tabernacle. The tour told of an angel appearing to a supposed prophet, giving him gold plates to be translated into a book that …
A noted scholar wrote in a book (other noted scholars have said the same) that the New Testament manuscripts, copied by hand before the printing press, have 400,000 variations (mistakes in the copying) made by the scribes. Uh oh, can we trust the Bible that we read today in English? Or is that noted scholar …
I feel better; that is why I read the Bible. I took drugs in my teens and became confused and almost addicted. I exercise regularly and always feel great after the workout. But when I read the Bible, my perspective of life lifts. The Bible predicts in the end-times our culture will lose the ability …
Happy New Year! James writes… Receive the word implanted, which is able to save your soul. — James 1:21 Three words from this verse help us understand the power of God’s word. First, “implanted” can be translated “grafted” or “sown to germinate.” Second: “save” always indicates total healing of mind, will, and emotion. Third: “receive” …
A song, some of us learned while children – the B-I-B-L-E, yes that’s the book for me, I stand upon the word of God, the B-I-B-L-E. There is an inherent sense of divine perspective that I get while reading the Bible. The book breathes life to me. Yes, it is hard to understand historical recollections …