Fear Not — 150-Day Devotional
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Hupomone (ὑπομονή) — Endurance, patient perseverance — steadfast under pressure
From hupo (under) + meno (remain) — to remain steadfastly under a heavy load rather than escape it. Hupomone is not passive resignation but active, courageous e
Baptisma (βάπτισμα) — Baptism — immersion, the rite of identification with Christ
Baptisma means to immerse or plunge. The act declares a death to the old life and resurrection into the new — "buried with Him in baptisma, raised with Him thro
Ktisis (κτίσις) — Creation — all that God has made
Ktisis refers to the act of creation and its product — the created order. Paul declares the ktisis groans for the revealing of the sons of God (Romans 8:22). In
Eulogia (εὐλογία) — Blessing — speaking well, the release of divine favor
Literally "good word" (eu + logos). Eulogia is the Gospel blessing — the Abrahamic covenant blessing that comes to all nations through Christ (Galatians 3:14).
Katallage (καταλλαγή) — Reconciliation — the restoration of a broken relationship
Katallage describes the exchange from enmity to peace. God does not need to be reconciled — we do. Paul declares that God was in Christ katalassonting the world
Thlipsis (θλῖψις) — Tribulation, pressure, distress — being squeezed
Thlipsis literally means pressure applied to squeeze something. Jesus promises thlipsis in the world — but adds "take courage; I have overcome the world" (John
Poimen (ποιμήν) — Shepherd — one who leads, feeds, and protects a flock
"I am the good poimen. The good poimen lays down His life for the sheep" (John 10:11). Jesus uses the richest OT imagery of shepherd (Psalm 23, Ezekiel 34) and
Chera (χήρα) — Widow — a woman who has lost her husband
Chera appears prominently in Jesus's ministry — He raised the widow of Nain's son (Luke 7), praised the widow's offering (Mark 12), and warned against those who
Apokalupsis (ἀποκάλυψις) — Revelation — the uncovering, the unveiling
Apo (from) + kaluptō (to cover) — the removal of a veil. The book of Revelation is the Apokalupsis of Jesus Christ: His full unveiling. Paul received his Gospel
Iesous (Ἰησοῦς) — Jesus — the Greek form of the Hebrew Yeshua (salvation)
Iesous appears over 900 times in the New Testament. Acts 4:12 declares there is no other name given among men by which we must be saved. Philippians 2:10 says a
Ploutos (πλοῦτος) — Wealth, riches — abundance of resources
Paul's deepest use of ploutos is not material: "the riches of His glory," "the unsearchable riches of Christ" (Ephesians 3:8). Jesus became poor so that through
Hupakouo (ὑπακούω) — Obedience — to listen from under, to respond to authority
Hupo (under) + akouo (to hear) — to listen attentively from a position of submission. Jesus was hupekouo even to death on the cross (Philippians 2:8). Through H
Mathetes (μαθητής) — Disciple — a learner who follows and becomes like the teacher
Mathetes is not just a student who absorbs information — a disciple apprentices to a rabbi, imitating his way of life. Jesus commands making mathetes of all nat
Diogmos (διωγμός) — Persecution — being pursued and harassed for one's faith
Diogmos comes from dioko, to pursue aggressively. Jesus promises diogmos to His followers (John 15:20). Paul lists it among the things that cannot separate beli
Apollumi (ἀπόλλυμι) — To perish, to be lost, to be destroyed
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him should not apollumi but have eternal life" (John 3:16). Apollumi is the very
Lutrosis (λύτρωσις) — Redemption, deliverance — release by payment of a ransom
Lutrosis describes the act of buying back a slave or prisoner by paying the required price. Jesus declared He came to give His life as a lutron (ransom) for man
Hamartia (ἁμαρτία) — Sin — to miss the mark, to fall short of God's standard
The primary NT word for sin, from a root meaning to miss a target. John 1:29 — "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the hamartia of the world." Jesus did not
Eidololatria (εἰδωλολατρία) — Idolatry — the worship of images, the placing of anything above God
Eidolon (image) + latreia (worship/service). Idolatry is not only bowing to statues; Paul identifies covetousness as eidololatria (Colossians 3:5). Anything tha
Diabolos (διάβολος) — Slanderer, false accuser — the devil as the ultimate accuser
Dia (through, across) + ballo (to throw) — one who throws accusations. Diabolos is both Satan's title and a descriptor of those who bear false witness. Revelati
Pistos (πιστός) — Faithful, trustworthy, reliable — the character of God
"God is pistos" (1 Corinthians 10:13) — this is the foundation of all trust. Pistos describes both the character of God (He will not let you be tempted beyond w