…Great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel (Isaiah 12:6 NASB). The Lord is great in my midst. Absolutely. He speaks to me, sorts out my days, directs my steps, leads me. He fellowships with me. And He’s the Holy One of Israel. He’s the Creator of the heavens and earth. Of everything.…
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Jesus Does Not Look at the Outward
When Jesus walked this earth, He did not judge by what He saw and He did not judge by what He heard. He did not judge by outward appearances. If He had, I wonder what His disciples might have looked like. I wonder if they would have been a mish-mash of rogues, working class laborers,…
Things That Chasten Us
The Lord is able to do all things. He can do more than we ask or imagine. In fact, sometimes He does not only what we haven’t asked for, but what we would have specifically asked Him not to do had we thought He’d do that. And sometimes, those things that He does that we’d…
How I Know God is Faithful
God is faithful. I know this, even when I don’t feel it. I know this because the Bible says so and countless others have gone before me and proven it. When Paul first wrote that God is faithful even when we’re faithless, he was living it out and proving it. And I’m living it out…
Busy Seasons and Being With Jesus
…Take care, and be calm, have no fear and do not be fainthearted…(Isaiah 7:4). I know this verse is taken out of context, but I’m not sure it matters here. The directive is timeless. And it applies to just about every situation imaginable for those who trust the Lord. It certainly applies to me right…
To Dwell in His Glorious Presence
For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen…to rebel against His glorious presence (Isaiah 3:8 NASB). I pray that I will not rebel against God’s glorious presence. He is here. And He is with me. It’s His presence I’ve sought and asked for. He’s made it known, sometimes very profoundly, sometimes subtly. And it is…
Love the Lord
The Lord’s ways are higher than my ways and yet He meets with me and sees me through. I don’t understand so much in my life and in this world. Yet my God prepares a table before me in the midst of it all. He gives me a peace that defies understanding. There are so…
Hearing God When I’m Busy
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine (Song of Songs 6:3). I belong to Jesus and He belongs to me. He paid my price because He wanted me. He wanted reconciliation with me. He wanted fellowship with me. He wanted a relationship with me. And He still does. I get so caught up…
A Song of Love
How do I reflect on Song of Songs? Is it, as some say, strictly an allegory of God’s love for His bride, the church? Is it, as others say, strictly a love poem, nothing about God in it? Or is it both? And does it matter that much? It’s certainly a love poem. And it’s…
God Remains
I have so many ideas of things to do and things to try. And I feel so antsy. None of it satisfies. It’s all fun or exciting for a while, but none of it remains. God remains. How do I live in satisfaction with Him? Because even that comes and goes. Right. I’m in this…