I’ve prayed through Psalm 40 for my children, and for me. I share it here as a prayer for my children, and a prayer for your children. Our God is good. Lord, let my children wait patiently for You. Listen to them and hear their cries. Bring them up out of the pit of destruction.…
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The Certainty of God’s Blessing
In Numbers 22-24, Balak comes to Balaam and asks him to curse Israel. Three times Balak comes to Balaam. And each time, Balaam blesses Israel rather than curses them. Balak was not happy. The thing is, Balaam had let Balak know upfront that he could only say what the Lord told him to say. Balak…
To Be in The House of The Lord
But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, at Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You. O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes…. (Psalm 5:7-8) It’s the place I want to be, the house of the Lord (Psalm 5:7). I want to be…
God Still Loves Me
God still loves me. No matter what I do or don’t do, He still loves me. God so loved the world. He took the first step. He didn’t wait for me to come to Him. He came to me. While I was still a sinner. He came to me first. He came to me when…
God’s Initiative: Seeking His Own
God came to Abraham. God made the covenant with Abraham. God took the initiative. It was God’s idea. It’s all laid out in Genesis 17. We don’t see much about Abraham. He gave his tithe to Melchizedek. He let Lot pick the land. He didn’t take any spoils when he rescued Lot. He seems like…
The Lord Loves You – Remain in Him
I asked the Lord for a word from Him for those reading my blog. He spoke, and as He did, I realized He was speaking to me. This word He was blessing me with was a word for me. So I spent some time taking it in, meditating on it, pondering what He’s saying here.…
Loving Others
My prayer is that all my beliefs would get into my actions. I believe in love, seeing others through Christ’s eyes, and being more concerned with others’ needs than my own. But I get out in public and am self-conscious, self-protective, and focused on me. I believe in caring for the poor, for those who…
The Lord is Coming
So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord. His going forth is as certain as the dawn; and He will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth. Hosea 6:3 The Lord is coming. He will answer. Do not stop seeking Him. Press in and do…
God Gets Hurt
God is wonderful and strange and true. I think the book of Ezekiel shows this as well as any book in the Bible. It also shows God’s anger and passion. And there’s something else. “…you…will remember Me…how I have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me…(Ezekiel 6:9).” God gets hurt. I…
What’s In My Heart?
God calls me to declare blessings, but so much of my words are complaints. So much of what I say are judgments. Yet I desire to speak words of life. Who can tame the tongue (James 3:8)? That’s a good question. And out of the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). So what, exactly is…