THE WORD OF THE WEEK - WOW - PRESENTED BY EXHORTATION MINISTRIES

Send us Fan Mail Definition :   “light-hearted pleasure, enjoyment, or amusement; boisterous joviality or merrymaking; entertainment". Scriptures: Proverbs 17:22 A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.  Proverbs 15:13: "A glad heart makes a cheerful face." Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a per...

Send us Fan Mail Scriptures: Joshua 24:14-15 - “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness…  But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Zachariah 4:...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  feeling an uneasy or painful sensation from lack of food; eager or strongly motivated Scriptures: John 6:33-35 “For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”   “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”  Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Scriptures: Psalm 33:12 – “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Psalm 116:15 - “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the de...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : to assert the contrary of : Deny; to imply the opposite or a denial of Scriptures: Proverbs 1:8   “Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.” Deuteronomy 6:6–9 “These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : a basic social unit consisting of parents and their children, considered as a group, whether dwelling together or not:any group of people closely related by blood or marriage, a group of people who are generally not blood relations but who share common attitudes, interests, or goals and, frequently, live together. Scriptures: Genesis 2:24 :“Therefore, a man shall leav...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  A first person singular pronoun.  Refers to the person speaking or writing.  The shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word in the English language.  In mathematics, it is the symbol for an imaginary unit in math that is the square root of -1.  Scriptures: Exodus 3:13 : Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers ha...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : a sudden , strong feeling of worry or fear that makes one unable to think or behave calmly. Scriptures: Psalm 91:1-16    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilenc...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery, lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan;  of the Jewish calendar. Scriptures:  Exodus 12: 12-13 “On that same night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn of both people and animals, and I will bring judgment on all the gods of...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : something that bears all or part of the weight of; to hold up; to give financial or material assistance to, to enable to function or act: to corroborate or suggest the truth of Scriptures: Isaiah 41:10 - "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the tendency to be hopeful and to emphasize or think of the good part in a situation rather than the bad part , or the feeling that in the future good things are more likely to happen than bad things. Scriptures: Psalm 71:5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love Go...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Inability or refusal to accept that something is true or real: Unbelief; Distrust; Doubt; Faithlessness; Treachery; Lying… Scriptures: Psalm 119:1 Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, who also do no wrong, but walk in his ways! You have commanded your...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  to cut and collect a crop : to get something, usually something good, as a result of your actions or the action of others. Scriptures:  Job 4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. Galatians 6:7-9 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.  Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will rea...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  A person authorized to conduct religious worship;a member of the clergy; a person authorized to administer sacraments, or one who administers or supplies; give service, care, aid, or who attends to wants or necessities. Scriptures: Exodus 28:1 Have Aaron your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, s...

Send us Fan Mail Mark 12:30-31 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” The second is this: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” There is no commandment greater than these.’ James 1:22-24 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says...

Send us Fan Mail Definition :  to walk with deliberate, short steps that fall in a regular rhythm; a procession of people walking together; a steady advance Scriptures: Joel 2:7 They run like warriors, they climb the wall like soldiers; And each of them marches in line, nor do they lose their way. Joshua 6:4 Seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark. On the seventh...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : "Being able to grip something firmly; being very determined; or persistence.” Scriptures: Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will w...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole: ro plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done: a moment, hour, day, or year as indicated by a clock or calendar; Scriptures: Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the ni...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : A principal female singer in an opera or concert organization; or a vain or undisciplined person who finds it difficult to work under direction or as part of a team. Scriptures: Judges 4:4-5 Now Deborah, a prophet, the wife of Lappidoth, was leading Israel at that time.  She held court under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim,...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Derived from the Latin word Menses Februaris so named for the Roman festival of purification, or purging held during the middle of this month.  With the establishment of the Julian calendar it became the second month of the year, the third month of winter and has 28 or 29 days during  every fourth year known as leap year.. Scriptures: 1 Peter 1:22-25 Now that you have...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Dreams are mentioned in the Bible as a means of communication between God and humans.  Dreams may be symbolic or realistic and may divulge elements of the future or help us discover more about God. Scriptures: Acts 2; 17 “ In the last days, God says I will pour out my Spirit on all people.  Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions and you...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : With each other, at the same time, combined; in one place; organized , confident of your abilities , and able to use them to achieve what you want Scriptures: Colossians 2:3 My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : The sadness or anger experienced when people or circumstances do not fulfil expectations. Scriptures: Thessalonians 5:18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Proverbs 3:5-8 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : determined in character, action or ideas; set in purpose or opinion Scriptures: Isaiah 43:18-19 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord...

Send us Fan Mail Definition : Scottish term for “old long since”,  or days gone by Scriptures: Deuteronomy 4:9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Ephesians 1:18-19 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightene...