Dr. Hannah Thuku Kolehmainen A devotion on PSALM 70 I grew up regularly hearing the Takbir from my Muslim neighbors. It is the commonly used Arabic phrase ʾAllāhu ʾakbar, meaning “Allah is the greatest”. David starts and ends our succinct passage today with an urgent plea. He begs God to hurry and help him, admitting David’s utter weakness and …
A devotion of PROVERBS 26 Some things go together like peas and carrots. Others go together like slugs and spinach. hannah tk Discretion: discernment, prudence, responsibility, tact, foresight, wisdom, acuteness of judgment and understanding. Discretion and discernment are high level executive functions of the brain. They are a function of maturity and are attained by …
A devotion on PSALM 69 19 You know the insults I endure— my shame and disgrace. You are aware of all my adversaries. It is cathartic to retell abuses we incur. With Adonai Jehovah Sabaoth, we don’t have to revisit our incidents play by play as with a good friend. He was there. He saw …
A devotion on PROVERBS 25 – 8/9/21 Don’t brag about yourself before the king and don’t stand in the place of the great; for it is better for him to say to you, “Come up here!” than to demote you in plain view of a noble. Proverbs 25:6, 7. “Be completely humble and gentle.” Paul …
PSALM 69:1-18 A devotion of desperation 1 Save me, God, for the water has risen to my neck. 2 I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing; I have come into deep waters, and a flood sweeps over me. Deep despair threatens the soul that has free fallen into the furor of …
A devotion on Proverbs 24 – 8/5/21 I. The Honey of Wisdom, Knowledge, & Understanding 3 A house is built by wisdom, and it is established by understanding; 4 by knowledge the rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure. Henry Drummond said, “As you have seen a man of science take a beam …
A devotion on Ps 68:18-35 18 When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, Lord God, might dwell there. Through the ages, God is a giver. In Ephesians 4:8, Paul rephrases this verse to say, “When He ascended on high, …
A devotion on Proverbs 23. I’ve been a Christian for over 3 decades and I’m just now coming to a deeper understanding of the nuances of the soul. I’ve known God saved my soul but it has been a blurry subject. As I contemplate the concept of ‘Participating in the Divine Nature,’ Holy Spirit is …
Psalm 68 paints God like a glistening diamond slowly rotating on a pedestal. Read on and marvel at the multiplicity of the facets of his character – each striking and awe-inspiring. May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him. 2 May you blow them away like smoke— …
PROVERBS 20 – 7/16/21 It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows. Pr. 20:25 I received a package in the mail that came with dry ice. My boys and I had a grand time doing fun experiments with it and stashed a bunch in the freezer to show dad …