Few things on earth are as powerful as the yearning of the human heart. Our desires drive us to achieve great and terrible things alike. This can be the best thing and it can be the worst. Love, for example, can warm others. It can build them up, care for them, and spring into fountains... Continue Reading →
The Answer
The question may cross our minds. It is good if it does. We may ask who will stand with God in the end. Some turn to convenient texts. Others to bold statements. Some think that blessings, cozy living, or better interpretation will show it. If we haven´t ever wondered, then we may never know the... Continue Reading →
The Fortunes Of God´s People
An easy mistake to make would be to think that God needs to turn our financial situation around. Many texts in the Bible tug on the strings of our hearts. We read of our lands returning to us or our fortunes restored. Some promises can bring that kind of consequence. Still, God´s intended purposes float... Continue Reading →
Who Seeks God?
Of those who say they do, who perseveres with God each day? Some will admit to seeking Him in their morning devotions or in their evening prayers. Some will think of God at the weekends when they attend meetings. Yet the rare breed would seek the Lord all through their day. It may seem too... Continue Reading →
Trust In Loving Kindeness
Those who have experienced the loving-kindness of God sing out their praises to Him. We have seen it, and we know. We stray. One moment we are down and out, and then the next, we are standing on top of the world. So beautiful and so sweet it is that we cannot help but throw... Continue Reading →
Lord, See Our Trouble
When our troubles overcome us, hope seems to have lept out the window, but it hasn´t. Humans have forever groaned under the weight of despair. Yet, as long as we have God, we can hope. We can cry out, “Where are You Lord?” or “How long will You wait before You come to save us?”... Continue Reading →
The Nature Of Caring
“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.” Psalm 12:5 Let someone come near our children to harm or threaten them, and an instinct to protect rises up from within us.... Continue Reading →
No More Good On Earth
The days when people strived to become upstanding have nearly all disappeared. Times are changing. People no longer want to hear that they are accountable to anyone or anything. We don´t like discipline anymore. We cannot trust our leaders. Those in charge mostly act only for their own interests. We just tolerate it. We tolerate... Continue Reading →
We´ll See
For Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face. Psalm 11:7 “We´ll see.” These two words mean so much. We use them more often than we think. The meaning varies with the situations we find to use them. When we are unsure about the future, “We´ll see.” When we know for... Continue Reading →
God Sees
Quiet thoughts that never leave our minds nor slip out from between our lips do not escape the attention of the Divine. God sees it all! We insult our Maker when we act as if He has no clue where our intentions lie. Yet, we often try to hide things even from ourselves. Something deep... Continue Reading →
