I was speechless and quiet;I kept silent, even from speaking good,and my pain intensified.My heart grew hot within me;as I mused, a fire burned.I spoke with my tongue: “Lord, reveal to me the end of my lifeand the number of my days.Let me know how transitory I am.”(Psalm 39:2-4 HCSB ©®) One reason Nehemiah was appointed to leadership by Yahweh […]
Arguably, only “now” matters. You don’t really have anything else in your hand. Thus far, your life has simply been a long parade of “nows” from one perspective. I can’t focus only on the nows and get the next now right, though. Some nows are preparing me for tomorrows. Nows that included lions and bears prepared David for the now […]
Lead us into righteousness, Lord. Make Your ways known to me, Lord; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long. Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithful love, for they have existed from antiquity. Do not remember the sins of my […]
You guide me with Your counsel,and afterwards You will take me up in glory.Whom do I have in heaven but You?And I desire nothing on earth but You.My flesh and my heart may fail,but God is the strength of my heart,my portion forever.Those far from You will certainly perish;You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.But as for me, God’s […]
In circumstances of nature, the only static things are not alive. Rocks, sand, water. Water seems to be non-static because it changes states from solid to liquid to gas, but each of those changes is still in the loop. It doesn’t grow. Rocks that are affected by water flowing over them get smooth, but they are still static, and not […]
John who baptized and preached repentance in preparation for the Kingdom one day told John the son of Zebedee and Andrew the brother of Peter that Jesus is the Lamb of God. John and Andrew therefore followed Jesus when He passed by them. Jesus turned to them and asked what they were looking for. Their response was they wanted to […]
What are you investing in the Kingdom of Heaven? What dividends are you receiving? We each have some money. Each of us has some time. We have understanding and information. The amount of each we invest in what is decided by answering questions each day. Some of the questions are in the form of demands; we have beggars on one […]
Modern Roman mythology states that new converts to Jesus should all be baptized on easter sunday. Paul baptized people in the middle of the night if they became believers after sunset (Acts 16:25-34). Making changes in your life as resolutions on January 1 is a bit like once-a-year baptisms, I think. Today is the day of salvation, I read. What […]
You could be my friend without me being your friend. If either of us loves the other at all times, that one is the friend (Proverbs 17:17). If we each love the other, that is when we have become “friends.” Yahweh has been our Friend for quite some time. Actually, since before time. Jesus was slain before the foundation of […]
Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure. (1 John 3:2-3 HCSB ©®)