Monthly Archives: October 2020

Our hope with each visit with the Doctor. Our hope with each new test and medical procedure is that this will alleviate our chronic pain. C. S. Lewis wrote in A Grief Observed: “Not that I am (I think) in … Continue reading →

At times we think and write in a stiff and mechanical way. We like detail and can get swallowed up and consumed with it. God’s Word is intensely enchanting. But, pulling out the particular expressions of God’s Word and analyzing … Continue reading →

As dying and behold we live 2 Cor. 6:9 When an Early frosts comes, the radiant beauty of our flowers are seared! The frost is too much for them and they perish We dislike it, it’s like a graveyard of … Continue reading →

Meditation engages the mind with God’s revealed truth in order to inflame the heart with affections towards God And transform the life to obedience. Thomas Hooker defined it like this: “Meditation is a serious intention of the mind whereby we … Continue reading →

When Proverbs 4:23 tells us to guard our hearts, it’s not saying, “Lock them up because they’re really criminal to the core”; it’s saying “Defend them like a castle, View our heart as the seat of our strength We don’t … Continue reading →

Prayer isn’t manipulating God’s reluctance but seizing on His willingness. He implores us to verbalize our trust in Him. An attitude of silence reveals a disconnect of doubt toward His loving care. God answers our prayers not based on our … Continue reading →

O God, hurry and deliver us; O LORD, race to our side. Let those who seek our harm be thwarted entirely. Let every adversary of our soul be utterly frustrated. Let those who would gloat Let those who exult over … Continue reading →

“He opened not His mouth.” Isa. 53:7 Grace is required to endure a misunderstanding Grace is essential to receive any unkind rejection! Nothing exhibits our character than to have some evil thing said about us. Its those unusual caustic critics … Continue reading →

Enjoyed the study in 1 Samuel this morning From September 1963 to August 1967. David Janssen starred as Dr. Richard Kimble, a physician who was wrongfully convicted. I enjoyed that series when I was in my teens. The drama of … Continue reading →

Swamp us in Your measureless love We are Your workmanship Help us reflect on Your individuality In designing our individuality Your hands have formed us, Let us understand Your design for us Discipline us to humble our soul and body … Continue reading →