On the Day I Called

“On the day I called, you answered me;my strength of soul you increased.” “For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,but the haughty he knows from afar.Though I walk in the midst of trouble,you preserve my life;you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies,and your right hand delivers me.The Lord … Continue reading On the Day I Called

The House of The Lord

“Praise the Lord!Praise the name of the Lord,give praise, O servants of the Lord,who stand in the house of the Lord,in the courts of the house of our God!Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good;sing to his name, for it is pleasant!For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself,Israel as his own possession.” (Psalms … Continue reading The House of The Lord

Greatly Have They Afflicted Me

“’Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth’—let Israel now say—‘Greatly have they afflicted me from my youth,yet they have not prevailed against me.The plowers plowed upon my back;they made long their furrows.’The Lord is righteous;he has cut the cords of the wicked.May all who hate Zionbe put to shame and turned backward!” (Psalms 129:1-5 … Continue reading Greatly Have They Afflicted Me

Unless the Lord Builds the House

“Unless the Lord builds the house,those who build it labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,the watchman stays awake in vain.It is in vain that you rise up earlyand go late to rest,eating the bread of anxious toil;for he gives to his beloved sleep.” (Psalms 127:1-2 ESV) I don’t believe the intended meaning … Continue reading Unless the Lord Builds the House

Redeem Me From Human Oppression

“Your word is a lamp for my feet,a light on my path.” “My heart is set on keeping your decreesto the very end.” “Direct my footsteps according to your word;let no sin rule over me.Redeem me from human oppression,that I may obey your precepts.Make your face shine on your servantand teach me your decrees.Streams of … Continue reading Redeem Me From Human Oppression

This is My Comfort

“Remember your word to your servant,in which you have made me hope.This is my comfort in my affliction,that your promise gives me life.The insolent utterly deride me,but I do not turn away from your law.When I think of your rules from of old,I take comfort, O Lord.Hot indignation seizes me because of the wicked,who forsake … Continue reading This is My Comfort

Agape Love Never Ends

“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought … Continue reading Agape Love Never Ends

Love is and Love is Not

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” … Continue reading Love is and Love is Not

Putting Agape Love Into Practice

“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have … Continue reading Putting Agape Love Into Practice