“I heard and my inward parts trembled,At the sound my lips quivered.Decay enters my bones,And in my place I tremble.Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress,For the people to arise who will invade us.Though the fig tree should not blossomAnd there be no fruit on the vines,Though the yield of the olive … Continue reading I Will Exult in The Lord
Encouragement
He Enlarges His Appetite
“Behold, as for the proud one,His soul is not right within him;But the righteous will live by his faith.Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man,So that he does not stay at home.He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,And he is like death, never satisfied.He also gathers to himself all nationsAnd collects to himself all peoples.” (Habakkuk 2:4-5 … Continue reading He Enlarges His Appetite
For The Appointed Time
“I will stand on my guard postAnd station myself on the rampart;And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,And how I may reply when I am reproved.Then the Lord answered me and said,‘Record the visionAnd inscribe it on tablets,That the one who reads it may run.For the vision is yet … Continue reading For The Appointed Time
How Long, O Lord?
“The oracle which Habakkuk the prophet saw.‘How long, O Lord, will I call for help,And You will not hear?I cry out to You, “Violence!”Yet You do not save.Why do You make me see iniquity,And cause me to look on wickedness?Yes, destruction and violence are before me;Strife exists and contention arises.Therefore the law is ignoredAnd justice … Continue reading How Long, O Lord?
By The Spirit
“The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is He on behalf of whom I said, “After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.” I did not recognize Him, … Continue reading By The Spirit
Make It Straight
This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” … Continue reading Make It Straight
The True Light
“There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him. But as many as received Him, to them … Continue reading The True Light
The Aging Process
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me.You know when I sit down and when I rise up;You understand my thought from afar.You scrutinize my path and my lying down,And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.Even before there is a word on my tongue,Behold, O Lord, You know it all.You have enclosed me … Continue reading The Aging Process
Know My Anxious Thoughts
“O that You would slay the wicked, O God;Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.For they speak against You wickedly,And Your enemies take Your name in vain.Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?I hate them with the utmost hatred;They have become my … Continue reading Know My Anxious Thoughts
Run With It 