“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. . . I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it,Continue reading “Beautiful”
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Compelled
Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?” “No one, sir,” she said. “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.” (John 8:1-11) Death by stoning was the punishment for her sin. She knew it, and she knew she deservedContinue reading “Compelled”
Secure
“Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him, for He shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between His shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 Shortly before my fourth birthday, my parents and I visited Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The Caverns are famous for their more than 100 caves filledContinue reading “Secure”
Persistent
“Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet He could not keep His presence secret. In fact, as soon as she heard about Him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an evil spirit came and fell atContinue reading “Persistent”
Exhausted
Nehemiah 4:6-14 “. . . Therefore, I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, ‘Don’tContinue reading “Exhausted”
Desperate
“A large crowd followed and pressed around him. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she cameContinue reading “Desperate”
Journey
“At the LORD’s direction Moses kept a written record of their progress. These are the stages of their march, identified by the different places they stopped along the way.” Numbers 33:2 (NLT) “The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall,Continue reading “Journey”
PREPARED
“And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers. AtContinue reading “PREPARED”
Silence
“My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him.” Psalm 62:5 This gift of silence, of a quiet inner stillness, is a treasure deeply hidden and seldom mined. We live bombarded by noise. Our minds are assaulted by a cacophony of discordant decibels from the ringing of the alarm toContinue reading “Silence”
PERSPECTIVE
On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free fromContinue reading “PERSPECTIVE”
Encountering Mercy 