Tag: Today in the Word

The beginning of Ecclesiastes 5 makes a simple point: wisdom is associated with silence or few words, while foolishness is associated with the opposite.

Psalm 50 shows the faith that knows God will speak—and for believers, the utter joy of the moment He does! 

Why would the Lord use such a vile nation as an instrument of His justice?...Habakkuk felt angry, but he asked his question in expectant faith.

Overwhelmed from within and without, stressed out and emotionally exhausted, David nonetheless continues to trust God to save him

Despair is a natural feeling in response to the silence of God. As in Psalm 35 yesterday, Psalm 28 cries out to God not to be silent.

In Psalm 35, David was in a difficult situation. His enemies were ravaging lions and he was their helpless victim. He was praying for God to come to the rescue.

It is the nature of human pride to think we can master our own destinies, build a tower to heaven, and discover all the secrets of the universe.

Choosing silence was for Job an act of humility and wisdom. When he finally did speak again, they were words of  repentance.

Only after the fire of the Lord conclusively ended the challenge did the Israelites finally make their choice: “The LŠ‹ŒORD—he is God! The LŠ‹ŒORD—he is God!” (v. 39).

Silence is hard to come by in the modern world. We’re relentlessly surrounded by cell-phones, piped-in music, engine noises, and multimedia clamoring.