Make Your Face Shine Upon Your Servant

“Redeem me from the oppression of man,That I may keep Your precepts.Make Your face shine upon Your servant,And teach me Your statutes.My eyes shed streams of water,Because they do not keep Your law.” (Psalm 119:134-136 NASB1995) This is a prayer, asking the Lord that he would redeem (deliver, rescue) his servant from the oppression (injury, … Continue reading Make Your Face Shine Upon Your Servant

The Unfolding of Your Words

“Your testimonies are wonderful;Therefore my soul observes them.The unfolding of Your words gives light;It gives understanding to the simple.I opened my mouth wide and panted,For I longed for Your commandments.” (Psalm 119:129-131 NASB1995) From as young as I can remember, and I can remember back to when I was only two years old, I have … Continue reading The Unfolding of Your Words

As a Pillar of Iron

“’Now, gird up your loins and arise, and speak to them all which I command you. Do not be dismayed before them, or I will dismay you before them. Now behold, I have made you today as a fortified city and as a pillar of iron and as walls of bronze against the whole land, … Continue reading As a Pillar of Iron

Concerning All Their Wickedness

“The word of the Lord came to me a second time saying, ‘What do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a boiling pot, facing away from the north.’ Then the Lord said to me, ‘Out of the north the evil will break forth on all the inhabitants of the land. For, behold, I am … Continue reading Concerning All Their Wickedness

Everywhere He Sends Us

Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,And before you were born I consecrated you;I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”Then I said, “Alas, Lord God!Behold, I do not know how to speak,Because I am a youth.”But the Lord said to me,“Do … Continue reading Everywhere He Sends Us

Things Which You Do Not Know

“Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it, the Lord is His name, “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I … Continue reading Things Which You Do Not Know

The Holy Spirit

There are some people, some who preach the Scriptures, who believe that the only way that we can hear from God is through the written word of God in the 66 books of the Bible (Genesis to Revelation). And so if you were to say, “God said to me,” or “God showed me,” or “God … Continue reading The Holy Spirit

God Sees Not as Man Sees

In context, God had rejected Saul from being king over Israel, and he had now chosen David, one of the sons of Jesse to be king, only Samuel did not yet know which son of Jesse that God had chosen. So, when he first looked at Jesse’s son Eliab he thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed … Continue reading God Sees Not as Man Sees

Teeter-Totter “Christians”

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For … Continue reading Teeter-Totter “Christians”