ON THE ROAD


 

ON THE ROAD

 

Several years back I was reading Hebrews 3:13 NKJV

“but exhort one another daily,

while it is called "Today,"

lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

And one word in particular leapt off the page and seared itself into my heart…

… “DAILY”!

 

Being a “word nerd”, I had to look up “DAILY” to see if there was any nuance of meaning shedding broader light, rather than just breezing over it without much thought.

 

“DAILY” is actually translated from two Greek words, “hekasten hemeran”.

 

“hekasten” is described by The Bible Hub “HELPS – Word Studies” as:

(from hekas, "separate") – each (individual) unit viewed distinctly, i.e. as opposed to "severally" (as a group).

 

“hemeran” means “day” - (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (depending on context)

 

The literal translation of the verse reads,

“but encourage other each

every day

while today it is called…”

 

Encourage each other… EVERY DAY!

 

AND… what does it mean to “encourage”?

 

The Greek word is “parakaleite”, a form of the verb, “parakaleo”.

STRONG’S definition: beseech, call for, urge – from “para” (close-beside) and “kaleo” (to call); to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation) -- beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.

properly, "make a call" from being "close-up and personal." 

 

Now… why do this EVERY DAY?

 

Because Jas1:23-24NKJV states that we are “…like a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholds himself, and goes his way, and straightway forgets what manner of man he was.” 

 

  • We look in the mirror of the WORD
  • We see our NATURAL (Greek “Genesis”) face
  • We go about our daily stuff
  • We forget our Genesis
  • WE IMMEDIATELY FORGET WHO WE REALLY ARE!!!

 

 

…The two verses encapsulate why we simply hear, but NOT DO

THE WORD.

 

 

So… we need someone to come alongside… make a call… be close-up and personal…

 

…to help us remember…

…what we were created to be…

                …what our inheritance is

                …Who we REALLY ARE!

 

 

…to help us get back

ON THE R.O.A.D.

 

REMIND - ONE – ANOTHER - DAILY


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