"Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead" (Phil. 3:13 NKJ). Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could open the top of our head like a lid, reach inside our brain, and clear out all the traumatic memories? The next...

"He gives His beloved sleep" (Ps. 127:2 NKJ). This verse is to remind us that a good night's sleep is really a gift from the Lord. Since God's whole nature is giving, this word from Psalm 127:2 stresses that He is continuously giving, even while we are asleep. The...

"They have proved to be a comfort to me" (Col. 4:11 NKJ). In Colossians 4:10-11 Paul names three dear Christian friends who were a comfort to him: Aristarchus, Mark and Justus. The Greek word translated comfort in this passage is paregoria (par-ay-gor-ee'-ah). It...

"Thinketh no evil" (1 Cor. 13:5). The brain of modern man has been compared to a complex computer. Information is constantly being fed into it, each occurring incident in life being stored away in its inner recesses. Many behavioral activities are a result of (or...

"The gates of hell shall not prevail..." (Matt. 16:18). In Bible days the gates of the city were the ordinary place for transacting business, administering justice and conducting trials. People met there to discuss news, engage in commerce (buying and selling), and...

"He who supplies the Spirit to you..." (Gal. 3:5 NKJ). In this verse the word supplies is the Greek word choregeo (khor-ayg-eh'-o). The history of this word is illuminating and inspiring. It comes from the Greek word chores (khor-os') which referred to the ring in...

"And my God shall supply all your need..." (Phil. 4:19 NKJV). In researching particular verses, we notice that certain words have the great possibility of further augmentation. One such case is the word supply here in Philippians 4:19: "And my God shall supply all...

"They shall be fat and flourishing" (Ps. 92:14). This promise in Psalm 92:14 is for faithful and abiding believers. The end result of their consistency is that they will be fat and flourishing. English words have changed a great deal since the year of our Lord...

"Nor give place to the devil" (Eph. 4:27 NKJ). In the original Greek the word place reads topos (top'-os). From this word topos we derive our English words topography and topographic. It has to do with place, locality or territory. This verse admonishes us to be so...

"Redeeming the time..." (Eph. 5:16 NKJ). This verse contains an illuminating Greek word for time: kairos (kahee-ros'). This is time adapted to circumstances. Kairos can be defined as: 1) A set time for action 2) the right moment 3) the opportune point of time when...

"Throughout the time of your sojourning..." (1 Pet. 1:17 NKJ). One Biblical word for time is the Greek word used here in this verse, chronos (khron'-os). Chronicles, chronic, chronological, and chronometer are some of the English words which can be tracked back to...

"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye..." (1 Cor. 15:52 NKJ). Paul describes the Second Coming of Christ as happening in a moment. In the Greek New Testament this word is atomos (at'-om- os). It is the word from which we derive our English words atom and atomic....