The rocky pillow where Jacob placed his head turned out to be the hidden doorstep of heaven.
Tag: exile
The trouble is, we miss blessings when we bully through.
The world has enough naysayers. What we need is thanks-givers.
Sin and self mar our every effort. Our short-sightedness interferes with our ability to make sound judgement.
We come close enough to experience His protection. We are anointed and overflowing when we choose to live in intimate connection with our Shepherd. We insulate our souls from exile when we knit ourselves to Him.
“I will restore everything that was lost. God’s Decree.” (Jeremiah 32:44 MSG) We come to the final chapter of Jeremiah and find the prophet has written his closing words from the palace’s prison cell. He had been tossed in the clink by his own country’s…
“Then God told me, “This is the message from the God of Israel: the exiles from here that I’ve sent off to the land of Babylon are like good figs; I’ll make sure they get good treatment. I’ll keep my eye on the so that…