“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you;my soul thirsts for you;my flesh faints for you,as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,beholding your power and glory.Because your steadfast love is better than life,my lips will praise you.So I will bless … Continue reading My Soul Thirsts for God
Songs
Judgment is Necessary
“The path of the righteous is level;you make level the way of the righteous.In the path of your judgments,O Lord, we wait for you;your name and remembranceare the desire of our soul.My soul yearns for you in the night;my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.For when your judgments are in the earth,the inhabitants of the … Continue reading Judgment is Necessary
Because We Trust in Jesus Christ
“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:‘We have a strong city;he sets up salvationas walls and bulwarks.Open the gates,that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.You keep him in perfect peacewhose mind is stayed on you,because he trusts in you.Trust in the Lord forever,for the Lord God … Continue reading Because We Trust in Jesus Christ
God’s Ways are Higher Than Ours
“Seek the Lord while He may be found;Call upon Him while He is near.Let the wicked forsake his wayAnd the unrighteous man his thoughts;And let him return to the Lord,And He will have compassion on him,And to our God,For He will abundantly pardon.For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” declares … Continue reading God’s Ways are Higher Than Ours
Listen to God and Eat What is Good
“Come, everyone who thirsts,come to the waters;and he who has no money,come, buy and eat!Come, buy wine and milkwithout money and without price.Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,and your labor for that which does not satisfy?Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,and delight yourselves in rich food.Incline … Continue reading Listen to God and Eat What is Good
When We Encounter Various Trials
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” “Blessed is a man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive … Continue reading When We Encounter Various Trials
Do Not Boast, Worry, or Assume
Do Not Boast “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” (Proverbs 27:1 NASB1995) “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.’ Yet you do … Continue reading Do Not Boast, Worry, or Assume
The Heart of Man Reflects Man
“19 As in water face reflects face,So the heart of man reflects man.20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,Nor are the eyes of man ever satisfied.22 Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.” (Proverbs 27:19,20,22 NASB1995) Now this is … Continue reading The Heart of Man Reflects Man
The Kisses of An Enemy
“5 Better is open rebukeThan love that is concealed.6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.8 Like a bird that wanders from her nest,So is a man who wanders from his home.12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself,The naive proceed and pay the penalty.17 Iron sharpens … Continue reading The Kisses of An Enemy
Preparing Our Minds for Action
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy … Continue reading Preparing Our Minds for Action
Run With It 