TODAY’S DAILY READING: Ezra 7-8 & Romans 10
Old Testament: Ezra 7- Adjectives
Ezra 7:11
“Ezra the priest, the scribe, expert in the words of the commandments of the Lord...”
Webster’s dictionary defines an adjective as, “a modifier of a noun to denote the quality of the thing named… or to specify a thing as distinct from… Read More
Ezra 8- Desperation
Ezra 8:23
“So we fasted and entreated our God for this, and He answered our prayer.”
Ezra and his company were traveling hundreds of miles without a military escort and carrying the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold, silver and bronze. Had word… Read More
Romans 10- Deep Desire
Romans 10:1
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.”
We use the word heart to refer to the seat of our deepest desires. It is not uncommon to hear someone say, “I love you with all my heart.” The same was true in Paul’s day. He declares, with this expression, one of the things that kept him going in… Read More