“Yield” – Brad Jersak

There’s a word we see a lot but no longer say a lot. We see the word or its symbol on many a residential street corner and it’s implied at every yellow light. But in terms of modern English, the word has narrowed in meaning and almost into disuse except among farmers. Yield. It’s also an important Bible word, used about 38-40 times depending on the translation. But a more exhaustive search of 12 different English translations yields the word 94 different times (here’s the exhaustive listing). Sometimes really important sermons or teachings stick in my mind for a very long time. One example was circa 1983 when Henry Hildebrand, ...