Finding Life beyond the struggles
Today I want to bring you some insight from a passage in Psalm 17. Before I do, I want to remind us of a very known bible verse that we constantly quote. It's the one from Ephesians 6 and I love how the CJB versions puts it. For we are not struggling against human beings,... Continue Reading →
Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.Daniel 1:6-7 ESV Nebuchadnezzer brought these youths into his fold. He tok them from their suffering (the... Continue Reading →
You know that moment when the lights in a theater go down and the entire room becomes dark? In the darkness do you ever notice the glaring red EXIT signs? What about the tiny lights placed along the pathway to lead you to safety? God's Word is a lot like those little safety lights. Your... Continue Reading →
...God does not give him His Spirit sparingly or by measure, but boundless is the gift God makes of His Spirit!John 3:34 God doesn't allot us a certain amount of His Spirit every day and if we use up the amount, that's it, no more. God pours out His Spirit without measure. Our operation within... Continue Reading →
Why does God lead us on paths of darkness and not light? Why does He allow all the destruction, the terror, and injustice that comes into our lives and those around us? Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I am [Jeremiah] the man who has seen affliction under the rod of His wrath. He has... Continue Reading →
I'd like to share with you, if I may, some of the things I have gleaned from my personal bible study. I have been finishing up the book of Jeremiah and in chapter 50, Jeremiah is prophesying against Babylon, as well as the restoration of God's people to Zion. Here are three things I gleaned... Continue Reading →
"And whenever you are fasting, do not look gloomy and sour and dreary like the hypocrites, for they put on a dismal countenance, that their fasting may be apparent to and seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full already. But when you fast, perfume your head and wash... Continue Reading →
What happens when we call on God? Jeremiah 33:3 says:"Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish." We obtain things we previously could not reach. Photo by... Continue Reading →
Trouble doesn't come unexpectedly. God, Who knows the beginning and the end, knows when trouble will come and He will not leave His people clueless or defenseless. He warns us ahead of time, speaking to us and instructing us. It is up to us if we will listen, even in our security. "I spoke to... Continue Reading →
Jeremiah 17:5-8 gives a very descriptive contrast between the person that follows man's way and the person that follows the Lord's way. One is overcome with no hope of sustenance, while the other thrives even in impossible conditions. A Juniper in Arabah Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com "Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind.... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 