Bright Ideas (Photo & Graph)
This word means a picture created by light sensitive to a surface. Genesis 1:3 reminds us of God creating light.
What is Photograph?
Jeremiah 33:3 says "Call to me," functioning like a direct line on this apparatus that sends sound across distances.
What is a Telephone?
Isaiah 46:10 shows God declaring the end from the beginning, showing His ability to do this to future events.
What is Predict?
James 1:22 tells us to be "doers" of the word, requiring our faith to include these action parts of speech.
What are Verbs?
Mark 16:15 commands believers to go into all the world and do this to the Gospel.
What is Proclaim?
A word for a lens system used to make distant objects look closer in a picture.
What is Telephoto?
Looking through this optical instrument moves the Psalmist in Psalm 8:3–4 to marvel at the moon and stars.
What is a Telescope?
Proverbs 22:3 says a prudent person sees danger and takes this type of advance measure to stay safe.
What is a Precaution?
Solomon recorded a whole book of these short, wise sayings to teach discipline and truth.
What are Proverbs?
In Exodus 14:15, God told the Israelites to do this forward through the Red Sea.
What is Proceed?
An instrument used for measuring light intensity. Psalm 119:105 calls God's word a lamp and light.
What is a Photometer?
Proverbs 11:1 warns against dishonest scales; God favors an accurate version of this fundamental metric unit of length.
What is a Meter?
John the Baptist served as this forerunner or precursor to Jesus in Matthew 3:1–3.
What is a Precursor (or Forerunner)?
Ecclesiastes 5:2 warns us against this excessive use of words when standing before God.
What is Verbiage (or being Verbose)?
Exodus 3:14 uses "I AM," which relies on this part of speech that replaces a noun.
What is a Pronoun?
Plants turning or growing toward the light. John 8:12 calls believers to follow Jesus, the light of the world.
What is Phototropic?
Luke 12:54–56 notes people could read weather signs, but this atmospheric pressure instrument forecasts weather today.
What is a Barometer?
Like a plant turning toward the sun (heliotrope), Hebrews 12:2 tells us to keep our eyes fixed on this Person.
Who is Jesus?
In Acts 1:23, the early church did this to propose Joseph and Matthias as candidates for apostle.
What is Nominate?
Joshua 23:8 commands believers to stick fast or do this to the Lord.
What is Adhere?
2 Corinthians 3:3 says believers are written with the Spirit, not with this soft form of carbon used in pencils.
What is Graphite?
In 1 Kings 7:23, the Bronze Sea in Solomon’s Temple measured 10 cubits across from rim to rim, showing this line segment through a circle.
What is the Diameter?
Plants adapted to changing seasons are tropophilous; Paul displays a similar spiritual flexibility in this New Testament book where he learns contentment in all states.
What is Philippians? (Philippians 4:12)
Revelation 3:1 warns against having faith that exists in name only, which is described by this word.
What is Nominal?
Colossians 3:16 tells believers to teach and do this (warn/reprimand firmly) to one another with wisdom.
What is Admonish?