“He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear and will trust in the Lord.” -Psalm 40:3 Sometimes it’s easier to only write in the midst of the fire, to tell of your goodness Lord when life does not look good. Maybe it’s just…
“… as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.” -2 Chronicles 26:5 It Is Good to Live a Life of Small Things It is good to stay weak. It is good to stay dependent. It is good to not have a large following of man, lest your heart be strayed to pride and…
“Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?” 2 Kings 1:3 A poignant question for Ahaziah, king of Israel, king of God’s people whose first thought when faced with sickness was not to inquire of His God, but another. And so God…
Slow down. Sit. Think. The King IS coming. Imagine the joy. The joy of His arrival. The shocking, overwhelming amazement of the promise come down. Mary ponders. Joseph stunned. Zechariah rendered mute and then given the very words of God to speak to the people. Elizabeth overwhelmed with the goodness of God. It’s happening,…
“Ascribe to the Lord, O sons of the mighty, Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in holy array. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; The God of glory thunders, the Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is…
“I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.” -Psalm 40:8 The Will of the Father What is the will of the Father? But to walk with Him, to obey, to be faithful to respond to Him each moment of each day. As we know Him more deeply, it’s…
“Behold, you have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath.” -Psalms 39:5 A handbreadth. The stretch of four fingers. So are my days. My life a shadow, at best a mere single exhalation of breath. As nothing. This is…
“Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name…” – Matthew 6:9 What if our prayers began with a “hallowed be Thy name”? Where truly before we thanked God for anything, before we made our requests known to Him, we first lifted up His holy name. Wouldn’t our requests…
“And He buried him.” – Deuteronomy 34:6 *How many times have I read this and never noticed the “He” who buried Moses. The He… God Himself buried Moses. Did He come down? Was Moses with the Lord as he watched Him… Elohim, bury the shell of his body. Honor his life. Something inside of me…
“My soul waits in silence for God only, From Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken” – Psalm 62:1 This week marks Sophie’s 3rd birthday. It seems as if both so much time has passed and so little. And as I reflect…
