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Hair, Vows, and the Heart
Paul at Cenchrea and the women in Corinth
Acts 18:18 and 1 Corinthians 11:6 (NKJV)
Now look at this with me, looking at these verses for you Bible-strong folk; we read Paul stayed a good while in Corinth. Then he took leave of the brethren and sailed for Syria, and Priscilla and Aquila were with him. He had his hair cut off at Cenchrea, for he had taken a vow.
A simple look at Jeremiah 31:9
Now look at Jeremiah 31:9. I was reading it in the CSB and I came across a word that is not in my usual NKJV. The word is wadis. So I went to the Blue Letter Bible, and I looked at the Hebrew, and I compared a few other translations. What I found is a beautiful picture of God as a Father, leading His people home.
A simple look at Job 39, the Hebrew word re’em, and the so-called Siberian unicorn.
For readers who want to be Bible Strong.
Open the King James Bible and you will find the word unicorn. It turns up in Job. It turns up in the Psalms. It is there in Numbers and Deuteronomy as well.
When we think about leaving a legacy, most people picture something the world can measure—money in the bank, a name people remember, buildings with plaques on the wall, or influence in politics and public life. Yet the Word of God measures legacy differently. Jesus said, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19-21 NKJV). A true legacy is not what we accumulate for ourselves, but what the Lord works in us and through us as we walk with Him.
I was walking home from the store the other night with my son. It was one of those real Scottish storms—rain coming sideways, wind pushing against us every step. My boy doesn’t talk much with words; he’s autistic and non-verbal. But he talks with his hand. As soon as we stepped out into that weather, he reached up and grabbed mine and held on tight. I led the way, he held on, and together we made it through the rain and the wind all the way home.
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