My soul clings to you,Your right hand upholds me.
Being Stripped of our glory
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And…
We are a rebellious people
“Know, therefore, that the LORD your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. Remember and do not…
You ask, but do not have because . . .
If we seek God for an answer of our own making, we will not have what we ask of him. We want God to provide a way, but often refuse…
Good News, not good advice
I wish you would bear with me in a little foolishness. Do bear with me! For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband,…
Let the blow come . . .
“Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head; let my head not refuse it.” Psalm 141:5 Our sinful nature endears…
Come . . .
Have you ever wanted to be punished when you’ve done something wrong? Let’s say you’ve sinned against God, and then go to prayer and confess, and then there is nothing,…
The Worship God brings to us. . . we bring nothing
In our pursuit of worship are we pursuing a “transcendent” experience where we emotionally feel a certain way or are we coming to worship knowing the power of God to…
Wrestling with God
Sometimes hearing the Lord, comes from wrestling with the Lord as Jacob did. We know that He is our only hope. He alone has the answer. And so, we wrestle…
Clouds and trembling
Sometimes our paths are cloudy, and we can’t see what is ahead of us. And sometimes the ground trembles. It is in these times that the words of the scripture…