Bible. Faith. Life.
Bible. Faith. Life.
Bite of Bread, prayer
“For this reason we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding” (Colossians 1:9). [Word Study] Fill: Pleroo: to fill. Transitively, to fill, as a net with fish (Mt 13:48), as a house with a perfumed smell (Jn 12:3); to fill up …
It’s Friday! And I’m sharing an excerpt from my newest book project called the Bite of Bread, a daily devotional that feeds your soul one bite at a time. Today’s Bite: Because of the LORD’S great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ~Lamentations 3:22, 23 NIV [Word Study] …
“Finally, my friends, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 (italics mine.) I love this verse, but I think it is hard to really do this verse. How do we lasso our thoughts so that they are only of these …
“I pray that from the treasures of his glory he will empower you with inner strength by his Spirit, so that the Messiah may live in your hearts through your trusting.” ~Ephesians 3:16, 17 CJB Let’s dig in. Let’s find what the ancient Greek words mean. [Word Study] Inner strength was translated from: Dunamis: force (literally or figuratively); specifically …
