An Aaronic Priestly Blessing

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Selah. Numbers 6:24-26, Adapted

Behold, Faithful Hesed

Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him and whose hope is in His faithful hesed, that He may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. Psalm 33:18-19 Adapted Hesed, Hebrew, (agape, Greek); an unconditional extravagant love, the...

Abiding Meditation: The Back Gate

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried out to my God. He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. Psalm 18:6 NKJV Prayer is the back gate that is left open even when the city is besieged by the enemy. It is the way upward...

Life Is Uncertain

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Life is filled with uncertainty. But that should never keep us from making decisions based on prayer, counsel, and on...

God Has Spoken

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom He appointed the heir of all things, through whom also He created the world. Hebrews 1:1-2 ESV and Words From The...

On Prayer

Pray regularly; daily, three times a day, hourly, moment by moment. Prayer is the way to die to our own wishes and surrender everything to God. Paraphrase, Scott McNight