Tag Archives: Calling

I Have Had Enough

I Have Had Enough Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, all you who remain in Israel. I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. I will be your God throughout your lifetime, until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will careContinue reading “I Have Had Enough”

Being in the Way

Being in the Way “Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.” – Genesis 24:27- KJV Genesis 24:4-27: Go to my homeland, to my relatives,Continue reading “Being in the Way”

Paganini, Perseverance, and One String

Paganini, Perseverance, and One String I, yes, I alone, will blot out your sins for my own sake and will never think of them again. – Isaiah 43:25 Micah 7:18-20 Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angryContinue reading “Paganini, Perseverance, and One String”

Feeling His Pleasure ∙∙

Feeling His Pleasure ∙∙ God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. – Philippians 2:13 Hebrews 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace – who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with hisContinue reading “Feeling His Pleasure ∙∙”

We Can Only Receive What God Gives

We Can Only Receive What God Gives God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. – John 1:6-7 John 3:22-30 Then Jesus and his disciples left Jerusalem and went into the Judean countryside. Jesus spent some time with them there, baptizing people.Continue reading “We Can Only Receive What God Gives”

An Encouraging Word for a Weary Heart

An Encouraging Word for a Weary Heart I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia. – Galatians 1:16-17 Acts 9:26-28: When he arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to associate with the disciples, and theyContinue reading “An Encouraging Word for a Weary Heart”

Limited or Limitless

Limited or Limitless Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas” (which is translated as Peter). – John 1:42 Mark 1:16-18: As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in theContinue reading “Limited or Limitless”

A God of Second Chances

A God of Second Chances Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah the second time. – Jonah 3:1 John 21:15-17: “Jesus asked Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ Peter replied, ‘you know I love you.’ ‘Then feed my lambs,’ Jesus told him. Jesus repeatedContinue reading “A God of Second Chances”