Word: sky
Scripture: Heb 11:12
“Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude – innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.”
Meaning: In context this is about Sarah having a baby in her late years and she and Abraham being the beginning of many multitudes of illustrious people. Sarah stumbled but in the end showed great faith and God kept his promise and she bore a son.
Spiritual meaning: Wait on the Lord and be faithful and He will deliver you when the time is perfect for His Glory. Trust in Him and He loves us all equally.
Personal application: I need to be faithful regardless of circumstances or doubts, and He will be faithful and will deliver me at His perfect time. He is growing me to be ready. Trust in Him and he will make me fruitful for His Glory. So as I work on studying the Bible to be fruitful, this will strengthen my faith at the same time through God.
Word: Glare, which was not in the Bible, but in the thesaurus I found Dazzling and that was in the Bible.
ReplyDeleteVerse: "His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them." Mark 9:3
Brief facts: This was during the transfiguration with Peter, James & John. Jesus had just been talking with his disciples about the manner in which he would die.
Spiritual Lesson: 1.)Jesus first appearance on earth was "veiled--he came in complete humility and suffering; when He returns, He will come in glory. 2.)The preeminence of Christ (over other prophets, etc.) 3.) Only God could shine this way.
Personal application: One commentary reminded that "Christ does not leave the soul when joys and comforts leave it." So, my questions to myself from the study were: Do I remember He is with me always? Does Christ have first and only place in my heart of hearts?
^Word: 'shade"
ReplyDelete^Scrip. ref.:
Psalm 121:5 "The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand."
^hebrew root: "tsel" means to hover over;
^or provide an opaque covering
^keeper: "shamar", is to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save
^Application: Putting on my "shades" can be a reminder and addition to the God armor ensemble.
^AMEN!
Wendy said:
ReplyDeleteHere is my word for this week. "see" Isaaiah 29:18: On that day, the deaf will hear words of a book and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
God has placed me in contact with a blind woman. I am excited for the day when she can see! My prayer for the week is for the Lord to help me to see and hear Him.
Thanks,
Wendy Bailey
My word: shades/shade
ReplyDeleteVerse: Psalm 125:5 "The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand."
My commentary said this verse is a among a collection of pilgrimmage psalms written post-exile. It is actually a psalm of ascent-ascending toward Jerusalem and up the steps of the temple! Having been to Israel and done just that, I was thrilled to recount those steps, and the prayers prayed on those temple steps some years back! I am reminded of the assurance I have of God's unfailing protection, that He will shade me from overwhelming circumstances, and that He will be a go-between when I can't handle what comes my way.
Beth