Wanna Get Away? I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! – Psalms 139:7 Psalms 55:2-7 2 Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles. 4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. 5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me,Continue reading “Wanna Get Away?”
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Looking beyond ∙
Looking beyond ∙ Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes and let him see!” The LORD opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire. – 2 Kings 6:17 2 Kings 6:15-17 15 When the servant of the manContinue reading “Looking beyond ∙”
Heuristic wisdom ∙
Heuristic wisdom ∙ Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding – Proverbs 14:33 Proverbs 2:2-11 2 Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. 3 Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding. 4 Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures. 5 Then you willContinue reading “Heuristic wisdom ∙”
The inner joy of the Lord ∙
The inner joy of the Lord ∙ The joy of the Lord is your strength – Nehemiah 8:10 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. Many of the challenges and demands of 21st-centuryContinue reading “The inner joy of the Lord ∙”
Bread from heaven ∙
Bread from heaven ∙ In the morning you shall be filled with bread, and you shall know that I am the LORD your God. – Exodus 16:12 Exodus 16:13-15 13 So it came about . . . In the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 When the layer of dewContinue reading “Bread from heaven ∙”
Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙
Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙ Don’t get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil. – Proverbs 4:27 Jeremiah 15:19 If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not letContinue reading “Don’t get sidetracked ∙∙”
Grumbling complainers ∙
Grumbling complainers ∙ Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied. – Proverbs 27:20 1 Corinthians 10:6-13 6 These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did, 7 or worship idols as some of them did. As the ScripturesContinue reading “Grumbling complainers ∙”
Futile rage ∙∙
Futile rage ∙∙ Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? – Psalms 2:1 Psalms 2:1-6 1 Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? 2 The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and his anointed one.Continue reading “Futile rage ∙∙”
Jail time ∙
Jail time ∙ Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.” – Acts 5:29 Acts 16:22-32 22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailerContinue reading “Jail time ∙”
I want out ∙
I want out ∙ As for me, I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me. – Psalms 55:16 Psalms 55:4-18 4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me. 5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking. 6 Oh, that I had wings like aContinue reading “I want out ∙”
