Buoyant joy or diminishing bliss ∙

Buoyant joy or diminishing bliss ∙ Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! – Psalms 85:10 Psalms 32:1-5 1 Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!2 Yes, what joy for those whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt, whose livesContinue reading “Buoyant joy or diminishing bliss ∙”

The haves and the have-nots ∙∙∙

The haves and the have-nots ∙∙∙ A great chasm is fixed so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able and that none may cross over from there to us. – Luke 16:26 Luke 16:19-31 19 Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothedContinue reading “The haves and the have-nots ∙∙∙”

I don’t feel pretty ∙∙

I don’t feel pretty ∙∙ He has made everything beautiful in its time. – Ecclesiastes 3:11 Ecclesiastes 3:1-12 1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.3 A time to killContinue reading “I don’t feel pretty ∙∙”

Why visit iniquity? ∙∙∙

Why visit iniquity? ∙∙∙ I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations. I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin. But I do not excuse the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the parents upon their children and grandchildren; the entire family is affected – even children in the third and fourth generations. – Exodus 34:7 Exodus 20:4-6Continue reading “Why visit iniquity? ∙∙∙”

Why worry? ∙∙

Why worry? ∙∙ My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! – Luke 10:41 Matthew 6:25-34 25 For this reason, I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink, nor for your body, as to what you willContinue reading “Why worry? ∙∙”