Musings From A Rolling Eyed Turtle

I find it intriguing, both delightfully so and sometimes annoyingly so, when words don’t seem to fit… For example, normally when I think of the words “power to grasp”, I think of physical strength to grasp an object. So when I read this verse, I was definitely intrigued:   “may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Eph 3:18)   I can see grasping, in a tactile manner, to explore the dimensions of width, length, height and depth of an object.  I can also see the need for power to grasp things that could potentially be immense.  But how do you grasp those dimensions when it comes to love?  And where does power come in? So I decided to see what words were used in other translations in order to get a sense of what it might mean.  Here are some ways other versions translate “power to grasp”:   Able to comprehend May be strong to apprehend Power to understand Strong enough to grasp

If you are going to flee, do it right! What?   Give me a chance to explain! But first, let’s land on what it might mean to flee.   To flee is to run away from a place or situation of danger or evil.   It also means to hurry toward a place of safety. So, here are some possible explanations: 1.   Flee when God tells you: Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt , and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.”  (Matt 2:13)   2.   But don’t try to flee from God: But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord . He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord .  (Jonah 1:3)     3.   Flee from danger: For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and f