Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; – Psalm 91:5 Spam folder. That’s where emails you didn’t subscribe to go. That’s where messages from strangers and scams are sent. That’s also where fear and terror go for those abiding under the shadow of the …
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Shall vs will
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. – Psalm 91:4 From Wikipedia: …shall is used with the meaning of obligation, and will with the meaning of desire or intention. Shall is a word used by lawyers to create obligations in business contracts. Where …
Moving at the speed of trust
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. – Psalm 91:4 Feathers, wings and trust are mentioned in the same breath in this verse. Feathers and wings give you flight. Flight equals speed. Speed is distance moved over time. A fast …
Your next promotion
For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. – Psalm 75:6 Here’s some good news. Your promotion isn’t in the hands of any man, economy or global pandemic. Your promotion comes from God. Your promotion comes from the One who sees in secret and rewards openly. Your promotion …
Two kinds of nothing
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. – Proverbs 20:4 There’s the nothingness of ploughing a field in the bitter cold, with nothing but a bag of seeds and the assurance that your effort will not yield a harvest tomorrow…but it will over …
Worth the washing up
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. – Proverbs 14:4 Many great ideas have been destroyed by one simple thought: I don’t think I can be bothered to wash up. It’s not that you don’t want to do it. You do. But the thought …
Servant #1
And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. – 1 Kings 12:7 What does it mean to be a leader? That’s the question that Rehoboam …
Principles, principals and principalities
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. – Ephesians 6:12 Principle – a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or reasoning. Principal – the …
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Heart matters
And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. – 1 Kings 8:19 God looks at the heart. He doesn’t also look at the heart. No. God looks at the heart. Where man looks …
Righteousness is a noun
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. – 2 Corinthians 5:21 Righteousness is a noun.Like dog, cat, biscuit and American.A naming word…an identifier.You are righteous. That’s your identity. Righteousness used to be an adjective; a describing word.Fast, slow, big, …