God asks his servants to do hard things, to live difficult lives, sometimes experience pain and heartache, he asks us to swim through affliction. We all know this as Christians. He uses these things to change us, like a carving knife changes a sculpture. But what we sometimes forget is that God often brings us … Continue reading With the Mourning
Category: Devotions
At times my heart is pricked either by a scripture, a biblical worldview or a life experience. When that happens I write. Here you will find essays and devotions that highlight spiritual insights and musings.
Do not be Afraid
Not many of us really understand fear. We know it in part. Certainly those in the bottom floor of the house of America know fear right now. Fear paralyzes mankind. But on the other side of fear is power. But how do we get there? it's not through pushing through the veil of fear in our … Continue reading Do not be Afraid
Idolatry
The following is a well stated definition of idolatry. We often forget idolatry exists even today in our generation and our culture. if we live as though it does not exist we are bound to commit the sin of it. Though not in the form of little wooden images, idolatry is an expression and manifestation of … Continue reading Idolatry
God of Salvation
But, my heart shall rejoice in Thy Salvation. Psalms 13 Pastor Pete awakened our hearts to the reality of God outside of time in last week’s sermon. I thought of this as I read Psalms 13 this morning. God is also outside the doors of humanity, earth, sin, enslavement, affliction, fear, death and oppression. Since … Continue reading God of Salvation
the unrighteous steward
I fear that God will tell me that I can burn all my journals, he won’t be needing them, years and years of beautiful words, lost forever. I fear he has no use for the hours I have spent writing, and studying and thinking, that it was all to ‘grow’ me, but now, like training … Continue reading the unrighteous steward
Still God.
Why does the psalmist tell us in Psalm 46 to: “be still and know that He is God?” because stillness is a most difficult position to assume; contrary to the idea of peace, being what all men desire, stillness is a time of silence and barrenness in which we forget such things as sovereignty and … Continue reading Still God.
Love the Mulberry Trees
The mulberry tree can be considered a weed. It’s hardy, tolerant of drought, pollution and poor soil. Mulberries ripen over an extended period of time, unlike many other fruit which seem to come all at once. They can produce fruit from seventy to hundreds of years. They need full sun and adequate space. They are … Continue reading Love the Mulberry Trees
Praying for Help
Jesus’ instructions about prayer are not a rote repetition of the Lord’s Prayer, but his instructions are about persistence, relationship, faith and a name. While witnessing Jesus praying, in luke 11, one of his disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us how to pray, as john taught his disciples.” Jesus replies with the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus … Continue reading Praying for Help
Blind Bartimaeus
The world around me without glasses or contacts is a foggy night, a blurry, desert mirage. I feel vulnerable, helpless and ignorant when I can’t see. Years ago I had an eye doctor who called me, ‘the village blind girl’. It doesn’t always occur to me, because I have corrective lenses, I’ve accepted my condition … Continue reading Blind Bartimaeus
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