Do pray for us, that the Word of the Lord may speed on (spread rapidly and run its course) and be glorified (extolled) and triumph, even as [it has done] with you, And that we may be delivered from perverse (improper, unrighteous) and wicked (actively malicious) men, for not everybody has faith and is held […]
O Lord , I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them. You turn mighty cities into heaps of ruins. Cities with strong walls are turned to rubble. Beautiful palaces in distant lands disappear and will […]
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unfathomable (inscrutable, unsearchable) are His judgments (His decisions)! And how untraceable (mysterious, undiscoverable) are His ways (His methods, His paths)! For who has known the mind of the Lord and who has understood His thoughts, or who has [ever] been His counselor? […]
I am standing in absolute stillness, silent before the one I love, waiting as long as it takes for him to rescue me. Only God is my Savior, and he will not fail me. For he alone is my safe place. His wraparound presence always protects me as my champion defender. There’s no risk of […]
“The Bride asks Jesus, The Bridegroom “I know I have not completely trusted You in my all and everything. It is not that I doubt you, but sometimes I don’t understand Your ways and I question them. There are many times when I feel abandoned and very alone. Today, I feel like a withered rose […]
O God my rock,” I cry, “why have you forgotten me? Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies?” Their taunts break my bones. They scoff, “Where is this God of yours?” Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise […]
Suddenly It is BONKERS Suddenly everything goes “bonkers” and chaos is prevalent and we make impulsive choices to try to put right side up, what has gone so wrong. Distraction of the enemy is a sudden feeling of “bonkers” and it causes an impulsive reaction, which always supersedes the right choice or the consistently choice […]
For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear [your voice] and I will […]
Hiding hatred makes you a liar; slandering others makes you a fool. Proverbs 10:18
Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife. The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body. Proverbs 26:20-22 We […]
It is hard to say Happy New Year because the state of our nation is STILL so very, very less desirable, we are STILL governed by foolish, corrupted, illegitimate authority. Our human condition is STILL leaning heavily into deception. So, it is STILL very much the truth that this New Year of 2023 begins with […]
“So here’s what the Christmas story is all about: a willing Savior is born to rescue unwilling people from themselves because there is no other way. Jesus was willing to leave the splendor of eternity to come to this broken and groaning world. He was willing to take on human flesh with all its frailty. […]
Never Get Over It Everything in our world could change on one single day. It is said that history is made in a moment. The sun sets and the sun rises and all is changed. The heart of the Gospel is change and it was a divine interruption of the finite by the Infinite. Jesus came […]
The “Exclusivity” Of Our Comfort Zone Sometimes we don’t really realize the Christ we have in us, until we have drifted from Him, because we have lived life so exclusively, in our comfort zone. It is hurtful when we realize we may have lost the opportunity to create a “living legacy”, because our lives were […]
So this is my command: Love each other deeply, as much as I have loved you. For the greatest love of all is a love that sacrifices all. And this great love is demonstrated when a person sacrifices his life for his friends. “You show that you are my intimate friends when you obey all […]