In the last days
“In the last days the mountain on which the Lord’s Temple stands will become the most important of all mountains. It will be raised above the hills, and people from all nations will come streaming to it.” (Isaiah 2:2 NCV) “In the last days” is a phrase we hear a handfulContinue Reading
Divine Appointment
“May God arise, may his enemies be scattered; may his foes flee before him.May you blow them away like smoke— as wax melts before the fire, may the wicked perish before God.But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.” (Psalm 68:1-3 NIV) [Please join me in praying for our nation and worldContinue Reading
Off-season readings
My Bible Recap plan has taken me into the beginnings of the New Testament. So far, my readings have been from Matthew 1 & 2, Luke 1 & 2, and John 1, where we read of everything from prophecies, to genealogies, to birth accounts, to theological treatises. It’s a bitContinue Reading
Answers
“What we were created at the depths of our souls to need is only the Presence of God. It is the answer as Jesus is the answer….Our questions and complaints will never find individual answers (even as Job’s questions were never fully answered). The only Answer is the dangerous, disturbing,Continue Reading
Sovereign Lord
“I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.” (Psalm 71:6 NIV) When I was reading through the book of Ezekiel in my Bible Recap readings, I kept noticing the phrase “Sovereign Lord.” When I looked it up in a concordance, I foundContinue Reading
Preparation matters
[Please join me in praying for children, families, and our future on Thursdays this year.] “Train up a child in the way he should go [teaching him to seek God’s wisdom and will for his abilities and talents], Even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (ProverbsContinue Reading
Need
Amazing grace will always be my song of praiseFor it was grace that brought me LibertyI do not know just why He came to love me soHe looked beyond my fault and saw my need – Dottie Rambo In my Bible Recap reading plan I’ve finished the Old Testament. Although I’ve read the BibleContinue Reading
Denied
[Please join me in praying for our state, nation, and world on Tuesdays this year.] “Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down inContinue Reading
Storytelling
Have you ever been accused of being a “storyteller?” If so, you probably were accused of being a liar. While that is one kind of “story telling,” I believe there are many ways to tell a story. For instance, if a picture can say 1000 words, an illustration in aContinue Reading
Joel
[Please join me in praying for the Church on Sundays this year.] “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” (Revelation 4:11 NIV) My Bible Recap plan brought me to JoelContinue Reading