Eyes Wide Open: God the Son Who Sees. “Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to Yahweh, who had spoken to her… El-Roi. She said, ‘You are the God who sees me.’” (Genesis 16:13). Like Father, Like Son. The qualities of Jesus as seen in the gospels will be perfectly consistent with what we read of Yahweh …
Eyes Wide Open: God the Father Who Sees. “And God said, ‘Let there be light!’ and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was excellent, beautiful, good, suitable and pleasing, and He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness… And God saw that the earth was good… and God saw …
Eyes Wide Open. “At the Last Judgment, it is our eyes that will be judged first. For in Matt. 25:44, the accused reply, ‘When did we see you hungry or thirsty or naked or sick?’ The first commandment of brotherly love is eye control.” (Rev. Helmut Thielicke). Head on a Swivel. “Cmon, Larson, you’ve got to …
Relationship Words in the Word: Communion. “The blessing-cup which we bless, is it not a (“ koinonia”) communion of, a sharing in, the blood of Christ? Is not the cup of wine for which we thank God a (“koinonia”) joint-participation in the blood of Messiah? And the loaf of bread which we break, is it …
Relationship Words in the Word: Yokefellow. “I also request you, true yokefellow, to help these women; for they have worked hard proclaiming the Good News with me, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow-workers whose names are in the Book of Life.” (Philippians 4:3). Yokefellow (Greek, “Suzugos”): A yoke is a heavy wooden …
Relationship Words in the Word: Body. “The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Jesus Messiah… All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a unique and vital part of it with his own place and function.” …
Relationship Words in the Word: Neighbor (according to Jesus). “An expert in Torah stood up to try and trap Jesus by asking Him, ‘Rabbi, what should I do to obtain eternal life?’ But Jesus replied to him, ‘What is written in the Torah? How do you read it?’ The scholar answered, ‘You are to love …
Relationship Words in the Word: Neighbor (in OT). “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:18). Rea is the Hebrew word that is used 80 times in the Hebrew Bible for neighbor. Rea refers to the person who is standing close by, anyone near to them whether intimate or not. …
Relationship Words in the Word: Friendship (with Jesus). Aretha Franklin 1972 – What a Friend We Have in Jesus “This is my command: that you keep on loving each other just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than a person who lays down his life for his friends. You are my …
Relationship Words in the Word: Friendship (with God). “Intimate friendship with the Lord is reserved for those who stand in awe of Him in reverent fear and who completely trust in His character; He will confide in them, tell them what is on His heart, and reveal to them His covenant promises of faithfulness.” (Psalm …
Relationship Words in the Word: Union. “I am inside My Father, and you are inside Me, and I am inside you.” (John 14:20). Sacred Secrets. Jesus revealed many fascinating mysteries in His conversations with the Disciples, but maybe these declarations of His were more intriguing and inspiring than most… “When I am raised to life again, you …
Relationship Words in the Word: Knowledge. “My will, my desire, is that you show mercy and you grow in knowledge of Me” (Hosea 6:6). Knowledge: The Hebraic-Christian understanding of “know” is not at all limited to an intellectual or mental knowledge. To know someone in the Biblical sense is to experience that person in a deeply …