God loves you! How many times have I heard this statement since I became a follower of Jesus? Simultaneously, I have heard a linked thought: God is Love! And frankly, if He is made of LOVE, how can He not exude it wherever He goes? There is a certain eloquent synchronicity about all of this. But I must admit that it has NO[...]
“Above him stood the seraphim; each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” Isaiah 6:2-3 RSV It is impossible to fully understand the holiness of G[...]
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 ESV The waves surround me, thrashing about, waiting for me to drink. Darkness closes in; I cannot see clearly; it lays in wait to blind me. Heavy clouds[...]
I think there has been no other time in history where “connecting” with others appears to be so easily accessible, but yet loneliness is at an all-time high. When David was hiding in the caves, worried that Saul and his army would find him, we don’t know whether he was literally alone, but we know from his writing he felt[...]
Wow! I started reading Isaiah today. What a powerful opening! This is the message I have been hearing so clearly from God lately. God wants me to know Him, not my sacrifices. In much of Isaiah, Chapter 1, God tells the Israelites that He hates their sacrifices and religious festivals. He wants them to learn to do good and seek[...]
Every action brings a result. You are either taking a step closer to Me in your spirit, or you are moving away from Me in your flesh. Each step will have a magnitude, either becoming more like Me or becoming more like the world. Your steps show the true desire of your heart. There can be no wavering as you will never mov[...]
“May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation – the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ – for this will bring much glory and praise to God.” Philippians 1:11 (NLT) In God’s Scripture, we read over and over that all are equal in His sight. Man or woman, slave or free, Jew or Gentile[...]
“He [Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things (…) and that he must be killed (…) Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely hu[...]
I had an awful dream last night where I was in a house that was decaying all around. I went into a room and was looking to turn the light on, but then I saw the light fixture. It was hanging limply out of a moldy and battered ceiling. Two seconds after looking up, the light bulb slipped out of the fixture and fell to the ground.[...]
Do you ever set a word for the year or a verse for the year? As 2019 drew to a close I felt like my word for 2020 needed to be TRUST. I looked up Bible verses around the theme of trust and was pulled to Jeremiah 17: 7-8 ESV: “Blessed is the man (or woman) who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He (or she) is like a[...]
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