“And He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” (Isaiah 33:6 ESV) Life is pretty fluid, at least mine seems to be. Yet, Isaiah points out; God is the stability of…
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“I have told you these things for a purpose…” (John 15:11 MSG) Wait, what things? John 15:1-10 can be condensed to a list. Jesus the Vine.His Father is the Vinedresser.Non fruit-bearing branches are removed entirely.Fruit-bearing branches are pruned to bear even more fruit.Christ longs for…
“But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said, “We want a king over us. Then we will be like he other nations, with a king to lead us and go out before us and fight our battles.” (1 Samuel 8:19-20 NIV) I’m…
“Let us throw off everything that hinders…” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV) Five years ago I had a dream. I was standing on the edge of an open field, hanging on to the fence with both hands. The field was beautiful but dangerous. The golden grass waved…
“I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted me what I asked of Him.” (1 Samuel 1:27 NIV) I ended yesterday the way I end most days of late; curled around a good book. Last night’s pages weaved around the story of Hannah and…
“The no-good hunks of wood are loaded on mules and have to hauled off, wearing out the poor mules – dead weight, burdens who can’t carry burdens, hauled off to captivity.” (Isaiah 46:1-2 MSG) Isaiah first opens this passage by writing about false gods. He…
“The fear of humans option disables, trusting in God protects you from that.” (Proverbs 29:25 MSG) I have spent the last two years providing around the clock care for a my disabled veteran brother. When the Message compares the crippling concern about the opinions of…
“King-God, I need Your help. Every morning You’ll hear me at it again. Every morning I lay out the pieces of my life on Your altar and watch for the fire to descend.” (Psalm 5:2-3 MSG) My family has taken to watching the new Netflix…
“Oh God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!” (Psalm 61:1 NLT) I prayed some emotionally unedited prayers yesterday, the kind where one scoops out the contents of their soul and lets the Lord sort through it when they’re done. It wasn’t pretty, but it…