Psalm 22:17 – I can count all my bones. People stare. They gloat over me. Wow. Now I’m sure if he meant this literally, but I can imagine that there would have been some lean times when David was on the run from Saul. So it’s very possible. So many time when reading about the …
Psalm 4:8 – I fall asleep in peace the moment I lie down because you alone, O Lord, enable me to live securely. Fuh true!! Fuh true!! Psalm 6:6 – I am worn out from my groaning. My eyes flood my bed every night. I soak my couch with tears. This is what I love …
Malachi 4:2 – “The Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings for you people who fear my name. You will go out and leap like calves let out of a stall. I still love this text! And while I’m not that coordinated, I don’t have to be to leap.
Zechariah 2:13 – “Everyone be silent in the presence of the Lord. He is waking up and setting out from his holy dwelling place.” He’s not sleeping ehhh. He’s deeply involved in the movements of our lives. but this waking up is preparation for the day when the accuser would no longer be able to …
Hebrews 9:16-17 – In order for a will to take effect, it must be shown that the one who made it has died. A will is used only after a person is dead because it goes into effect only when a person dies. This is why we need to read the Bible for ourselves. (March …
Amos 5:10 – Israel, you hate anyone who speaks out against injustice. You are disgusted by anyone who speaks the truth. Does this not sound like the world now? Liars abound and those who speak the truth are hated. Amos 8:14 – … “I solemnly swear, Dan, as your god lives…” The same Dan that …
Hosea 10:1 – The people of Israel are like vines that used to produce fruit. The more fruit they produced, the more altars they built. The more their land produced, the more stone markers they set up to honor other gods. Much is given and instead of honouring the one who gave, they turned away. …
2 Corinthians 4:4 – The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. As a result, they don’t see the light of the Good News about Christ’s glory. It is Christ who is God’s image. Unbelief blinds us to who Yahweh is. But once we choose to believe then our …
1 Corinthians 4:20 – God’s kingdom is not just talk, it is power. Hmmmm. Semantics. We believe and so we speak. But in speaking we are not speaking of ourselves, but of Yahweh. Therein lies the power. Yahweh-whose every word is life itself. 1 Corinthians 5:12 – After all, do I have any business judging …
April 6, 2022 Yahweh, thank you for never leaving me. For being the ultimate comforter, for knowing what I need and while you are changing the parts of me that are unlike you, you also accept and love me just as I am. Thank you for you, for being the only true God who …
