It Won’t Always Be This Way ∙∙

It Won’t Always Be This Way ∙∙ I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn over what is going to happen to me, but the world will rejoice. You will grieve, but your grief will suddenly turn to wonderful joy. It will be like a woman suffering the pains of labor. When herContinue reading “It Won’t Always Be This Way ∙∙”

How Can We Keep Ourselves Clean? ∙

How Can We Keep Ourselves Clean? ∙ How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word. – Psalm 119:9 Psalms 119:10-11 I have tried hard to find you – don’t let me wander from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalms 119:97-105Continue reading “How Can We Keep Ourselves Clean? ∙”

Jonah the Reluctant Prophet ∙∙

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 ∙∙”

Here I am – Hineni ∙

Here I am – Hineni ∙ Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight.” – Exodus 3:3 Exodus 3:2-6  2 There, the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’tContinue reading “Here I am – Hineni ∙”