Hebrews 13:5– I will never desert you, nor forsake you (NASB).
Many a person scorns the Word of God and all that it stands for, yet unknowingly uses Biblical phrases on a regular basis. Do any of these sound familiar to you? All are terms from the Bible.
- By the skin of my teeth
- Salt of the earth
- Holier than thou
- Woe is me
- Handwriting on the wall
- Can a leopard change its spots
- Eat, drink and be merry
- Give up the ghost
- Fat of the land
- My brother’s keeper
- Pride goes before a fall
- Wolf in sheep’s clothing
- Hell to pay
- Blind leading the blind
- Lamb for the slaughter
- Drop in the bucket
- God-forsaken
Perhaps we’d better watch what we say. Are we using these lines in context? For example, number 17, God-forsaken, is from the sentence Jesus cried out while on the cross. At that moment, on our behalf, it was true for Him. We’ll never be God-forsaken if we know Jesus as our personal Savior. The literal translation of Hebrews 13:5 is “I, Jesus will never, no never, not ever, leave you nor forsake you!”
Prayer: Lord, we didn’t know these thoughts were yours long before they were ours. When we hear the term God-forsaken, remind us again of your Son who really was God-forsaken on our behalf. Give us the courage to point that out to others. In His name. Amen.
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