“…Behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like jasper stone, and a Sardis in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.” -Revelation 4:3 Color!! Marvelous, amazing color! There is a line of a song that I …
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Rule Stretcher
“In your seed all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My Voice.” – Genesis 22:18 I had an interesting conversation with a friend this evening. One that provoked some introspection. We were discussing how we wanted to honor the boundaries set up by this organization we were a part …
Golden Bowls
Incense. Saints. That’s us! My prayers are incense in golden bowls! Valuable, preserved, cherished, held high before the Lamb of God! Sweet Lord! Thank You for reminding me this morning of the fragrant aroma these words and tears are to You. I will ever fall on my face before your Presence. I know that when …
A Continual Feast
“…In everything, give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” -1Thess 5:18 A car full of squirming and rambunctious kids set out for the day from home. They had, five minutes previously, been racing madly about making lunches and getting snacks, looking for shoes and water bottles and bathing suits and …
Stop Here to Rest
” I am humbled and quieted in Your Presence. Like a contented child rests on its mother’s lap, I’m Your resting child and my soul is content in You.”-Psalm 131:2 I have pushed myself beyond my physical limits, doing the work of men for hours. Once again, I am reminded of my smallness and my …
Plans
It could be our weakened or broken bodies. It could be a cell, locked tight. It could be a criticism or physical abuse against us. It could be chains around our wrists. It may well be an addiction that we cannot leave behind or a lie that we believe. Any of these could imprison our …
Night. Night.
When it is Day Twelve of a writing challenge, it’s the end of a day, you haven’t written a thing, and now there’s no other thought in your head but to find your pillow and go to sleep…. If our God desires relationship with us at every moment of our day, and he invites us …
The Lie
“Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.” Proverbs 10:9 This will give my readers a chuckle. It begins this morning as I pop a fresh raspberry into my mouth at breakfast. Instantly I am back in time, a sharp memory and vision from the past…from that forbidden …
Even If
“O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful.” Psalm 31:23 Even when I cannot see…will I be faithful? When it’s foggy and I don’t know why…will I press on? When no one else goes with me…will I still go? When the way is all uphill or rocky, will I …
Building
When the people were overcome by fear and all the rubbish around them, Nehemiah purposely stationed them in families with swords and spears and bows. He encouraged them and reminded them how great and awesome is their God. When the burden bearers got tired, the work detail was reorganized such that half of the people …