For our fourth spiritual exercise, we are going to be learning to use Blue Letter Bible, a website that will allow you to dig deeper into Greek and Hebrew words without going to seminary. There is also an app, downloadable onto your phone, but my instructions below will be for using Blue Letter Bible from the website, as I have found …
Equipped to Hear
How often do you use your ears? Every day, right? Even if you live alone, you have the occasion daily to hear street noise, television, or the hum of the fridge. Our ears remain on constant alert. But for some reason, we don’t expect the same from our spiritual ears. If our pastor grants us a …
Uncovering Your Hidden Fountain
As we continue to pray for opened eyes, let’s do a truth meditation in which David prays that same prayer. Below are insights into the ancient text. Meditate on what the Father is saying to you specifically, then compile your meditation so that you can remember His Words in coming days. I’ll be doing the same. “Open my …
In the Secret
Join me today as we do a Truth Meditation on one of the “secret” verses. I’ll provide insights to the original Greek below. You meditate on them and then write the truth that the Father reveals. “But you, when you pray…” Pray – Greek verb proseuchomai – “to offer prayers”; subjunctive mood meaning the action …
Diggin’ In
For some time now, we’ve been grappling together with how His strength works in our abject weakness. Let’s do another truth mediation, okay? Now if you haven’t done one of these with us before, here’s how it works. I’ll give you highlights of Greek meanings behind a particular verse. You mediate on these, allowing His …
Making Prayer Count
The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. James 5:16 So just what is “righteousness”? 1. Looking for righteousness inside of man is like looking for life inside a grain of sand. No matter how many grains of sand you pick up to examine, you will never find life within any of them. In the …
A Glimpse of Unity
Strap on your spiritual goggles and we go deep into the first part of James 5:16. Let’s look at each word individually and then put together our own truth meditation as He speaks to us specifically. “Confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed.” “Confess” – Greek verb …
Meditating on Truth
It’s been a little while since we have dug into the Greek together. Let’s do another truth meditation today. I’ll give you the Greek meanings of the words, and you write what He speaks to you as you listen. “You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.” James 5:8. …
Spinning Emotions?
Is your life crazy? Do you need to calm down, let go and relax? Psalm 62 is a great place for refuge. “My soul waits in silence for God only’ From Him is my salvation.” (Psalm 62:1) Let’s start with a truth meditation. I’ll give you the English words, along with the Hebrew meanings. You put it together …
Metamorphosis
Let’s continue staring into His face through 2 Corinthians 3:18. The first portion says,“But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord…” (in case you missed that post, read here). And then we continue: “…are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, …
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