Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
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 Fire.
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
Before And After
Give ear to my words, O Lord. Consider my meditation. I need your help my King and my God. Every morning to You I pray. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on your altar. And I look up full of expectation for fire to descend. Psalm 5:1-3, Adapted Here King...
On Prayer
Now in the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know what to pray for as we should. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He...
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God is real and He loves you. The Bible is God's Word and every word is true. Jesus is the only way to find real love, joy, peace, freedom, forgiveness, and eternal life. Linking arms with other Believers: The Body Of Christ (the Church) is where imperfect people...
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Linking arms with other Believers: The Body Of Christ (the Church) is where imperfect people learn and grow in their relationship with God. #livesent
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Jesus is the only way to find real love, joy, peace, freedom, forgiveness, and eternal life. #livesent
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The Bible is God's Word and every word is true. #livesent
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God is real and He loves you. #livesent
On Eating The Words Of God
Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, Lord God of Heaven's Armies.” Jeremiah 15:16 CSB And I ate them. What, in Heaven's name, is meant by 'eating the words of God?' It implies eager...
Blessings
And my God will supply every need of yours according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 ESV O Lord God, there is no blessing we plead that You are not able to give, have promised to give, have already given to countless multitudes, all as...
Full Speed Astern
So now you need to rethink everything and turn to God so your sins will be forgiven and a new day can dawn, days of refreshing times flowing from the Lord. Acts 3:19 VOICE Viewed squarely, man finds himself in a spiritual hole. He has tried to set up on his own, to...
We Have Met The Enemy
Give us help against the enemy, for deliverance by man is worthless. Psalm 108:12 NASB The comic strip character Pogo is famous for his observation summarizing mankind's tendency to create his own problems: "We have met the enemy and he is us." (Note 1) (Note 2) Are...
Of Eternal Significance
With what shall I come before the Lord? “The Lord has told us what is good; walk in humble fellowship with God and live in steadfast righteousness and love toward others.” Micah 6:8, Paraphrase All things have eternal significance. Every action of our lives touches on...
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