Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Isaiah 6:8 NLT I suspect that none of us really sees ourselves except in the light of the Lord. I am a past grand masterContinue reading “When We Have Seen God”
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I Saw the Lord
It was in the year that King Uzziah died, that I saw the Lord Isaiah 6:1a In this great chapter of Isaiah is the pattern for all of us when we are caught in the convulsions of shaking human society: “I saw the Lord.” That has to happen to you and me againContinue reading “I Saw the Lord”
Turn Back Their Hearts
Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself [Heb. you have turned their heart back again].” 1 Kings 18:37 NLT What a moment that must have been! All the day the prophets of Baal had been beseeching theirContinue reading “Turn Back Their Hearts”
“O Give Me That Book”
Fear of the LORD is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 NLT) John Wesley said these words, “I have thought I am creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hoveringContinue reading ““O Give Me That Book””
Guard Your Heart
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 NLT That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers…. Let your heart therefore be perfectContinue reading “Guard Your Heart”
Faith
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his unfailing love is eternal and his faithfulness is to all generations. Psalm 100:5 Author’s translation We are told that people in their twenties are leaving the church in unprecedented numbers. (Is it possible that all those millions that we put into entertainingContinue reading “Faith”
Abomination
Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. Proverbs 11:20 ESV The Hebrew word translated with “abomination(s)” in the KJV and “detestable thing(s)” by the NIV occurs 112 times in the Bible with fully 80 of those occurrences appearing in just three books: Ezekiel (42);Continue reading “Abomination”
Thy Paths Our Chosen Way
Thy love divine hath led us in the past,In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay,Thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.This is the second stanza of the so-called National Hymn. The words were written by NewEngland pastor Daniel C. Roberts in 1876 toContinue reading “Thy Paths Our Chosen Way”
Let’s Go For a Walk
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;walk before me, and be blameless. Genesis 17:1 ESV From the beginning to the end, the story of the Bible is the story of journeys. From Ur to Canaan, from Egypt to the landContinue reading “Let’s Go For a Walk”
Let’s Not Go There
“Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do, and don’t live in dread of what frightens them. Make theLORD of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life. He is the one you should fear. He is the one who should makeyou tremble…Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict his word are completely in theContinue reading “Let’s Not Go There”
Called To Be Transformed 