"Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved" (Ps. 55:22 NKJ). This verse has a lot to say to us about personal challenge and encouragement. Its three main power words are: 1) cast 2) burden 3) sustain...
"The rain is over and gone…The time of singing has come..." (Song of Solomon 2:11-12 NKJ). The original King James Version reads: "...the time of the singing of birds has come.... The phrase "of birds" is italicized to indicate that these words were not in...
"Be my strong habitation, To which I may resort continually..." (Psalm 71:3 NKJ). This word resort is an interesting one. Embodied in it is the idea of a place where we can get away from the daily hassle of life. One translation of this verse says: "You are a great...
"Jesus therefore when he saw her weeping, and the Jews who were with her weeping, he groaned in spirit, and troubled himself" (John 11:33 IGENT). Jesus...troubled himself. The force of this word appears to be that the Lord related humanly as well as divinely to the...
"So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me" (Ezek. 3:14 NKJ). This verse is an unusual blend of divine action and human response. Ezekiel was in captivity with the...
"My soul followeth hard after thee..." (Ps. 63:8). The Septuagint Greek Old Testament renders this verse: "My soul has been glued to you..." The verb in this sentence is a word which has to do with adhesive qualities. When we say we are going to "stick" with...
"Your gentleness has made me great" (Ps. 18:35 NKJ). Part Two There are two main words for great in the Old Testament. One has to do with greatness in the eyes of man. The other speaks of greatness in the eyes of the Lord. One indicates an undesirable motive of...
"Your gentleness has made me great" (Ps. 18:35 NKJ). Part One As used here in this verse, the word gentleness has a variety of definitions all with great possibilities of application. In the original Hebrew, the word translated gentleness is anavah (an-aw-vaw')....
"He delivered me because He delighted in me" (Ps. 18:19 NKJ). Out of the Dark Ages came a concept of God that is very terrifying. He was pictured as angry, full of wrath, and looking for an opportunity to strike people down at the slightest provocation. The idea...
"When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled" (John 11:33 NKJ). The basic Greek word embrimaomai (em-brim-ah'-om-ahee), translated groaned in this verse, only appears five times in the New Testament....
"He that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you" (Rom. 8:11). Quicken is a beautiful word that is full of life. It is not used in our modern vernacular as it was a hundred years ago, but it is a word...
"For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God" (Col. 3:3 NKJ). To be hidden with Christ has many different meanings. The English word hidden carries the connotation of concealment. We Christians are hidden from the judgment of God which is coming upon...
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