Finding Life beyond the struggles
The book of Job ends with a happy ending: Job's fortunes and family restored. Before that could happen though, Job had to walk through the process of repentance. He had to acknowledge his sin and who God really is, then he had to choose to either accept or reject God. The ending of Job's story... Continue Reading →
It's been on my heart to re-post this revelation I had two years ago. There's something happening, the signs are all around, and I don't know who needs to read this, maybe it's me, but I hope this post will bring you the encouragement you need to keep pressing forward. I remember the loyalty of... Continue Reading →
In my study, the tenth and eleventh chapters of Job begin with a contrasting look between God and Man. The tenth chapter gives us a dividing image between the spirit of men and the Spirit of God. Yet we end with the relief that comes from repenting and resting in Him. There is division between... Continue Reading →
As we all know, Satan comes to steal, kill, and destroy. (John 10:10) Sometimes, he will come to do those things before we even know why. Satan knows that God has great things in store for us and he will try to prevent those things by raging against us. I was thinking the other day... Continue Reading →
When you think of being anointed with oil, what do you think of? Like me, do you first think of being empowered by the Holy Spirit for something? What does being anointed by the Holy Spirit even mean? In one of the most famous and most quoted Psalms, The Shepherd Psalm, David speaks in the... Continue Reading →
I was born with the congenital heart disease, Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and I had five heart surgeries before the age of three. In the middle of all of that, God spoke and told us that He was going to give me a new heart. I stood on that promise for twenty-two years... 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 →
I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride--how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.Jeremiah 2:2 (CSB) Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Israel followed God into "a land not sown". There was a dream but no sign of what was to come. This was a land promised... Continue Reading →
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com "Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, Who do people say that the Son of Man is? And they answered, Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He said to them, But who do... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 