A Word for Today | Psalm 61:1 William O. Cushing penned his most famous hymn during a period of isolation because of ill health. More than the isolation, he struggled with his inability to serve the Lord as he previously had done. But he soon was contacted by Ira D. Sankey, the song leader who […]
Our Sole, Sure Support
A Word for Today | Psalm 62 Every year around this time, the mountain climbing world turns its attention to Mount Everest. During a summit attempt on the world’s highest mountain, climbers know that their lives rest on a single support. That support may be a rope, or a guide, or a weather report on […]
Jesus Our Tabernacle
A Word for Today | John 1:14 John 1:14 provides what is probably the most eloquent statement of the incarnation of Christ: “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” The Greek word for “dwelt” is particularly illuminating, since it literally means “tabernacle.” John makes a deliberate parallel between Christ’s incarnation and the Old Testament […]
Saved by Everlasting Love
A Word for Today | Ephesians 1:5 Ephesians 1:5 provides one of the Bible’s classic statements of predestination: “In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.” The use of the “predestined” is so startling, that we often forget the opening words: “In love.” Predestination, […]
Saved from the Deep
A Word for Today | Jonah 2:6-9 Earlier this week, I wrote of Jonah’s prayer from inside the whale, when his life had gone down into the deep. With no other place to turn, Jonah found grace to pray. Jonah 2:6-9, the final verses of Jonah’s prayer, are worth considering further. Here, we learn about […]
Restoring What the Locusts Have Eaten
A Word for Today | Joel 2:25 One of the most devastating events recorded in the Bible is the locust invasion of Joel 2:1-11. Imagine “a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness” (Joel 2:2) as devouring locusts completely obscure the sun. They descend like an aerial army, leaving “a […]
