Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙ As my life was slipping away, I remembered the LORD. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy Temple. – Jonah 2:7 Jonah 2:1-10 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish. 2 He said, I cried out to the LORD inContinue reading “Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙”
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Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙
Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙ For as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. – Matthew 12:40 Jonah 1:3-17 But Jonah got up and went inContinue reading “Jonah – A Great Fish Story ∙∙”
Ataraxia in a Troubled World
Ataraxia in a Troubled World When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. – Psalms 94:19 Psalms 94:16-23 16 Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? 17 Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.Continue reading “Ataraxia in a Troubled World”
Sweet Mercy ∙∙
Sweet Mercy ∙∙ The merciful man does himself good, but the cruel man does himself harm. – Proverbs 11:17 Psalms 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry, and filled with unfailing love. Exodus 34:5-7 5 Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he calledContinue reading “Sweet Mercy ∙∙”
What is expected? ∙
What is expected? ∙ What does the LORD require of you, but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? – Micah 6:8 Deuteronomy 10:12 What does the LORD your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the LORD your God, and live in a way thatContinue reading “What is expected? ∙”
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