You perceive every movement of my heart and soul, and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind. You are so intimately aware of me, Lord. You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I’m about to speak before I even start a sentence! You know…

Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him for the help of His presence. Psalm 42:5 NASB. I love to read the introduction to each psalm and the introduction to our psalm, Psalm 62, spoke a truth that…

The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 NKJV. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life…

You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28. He leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:2, 3. Last night we were able to take part in a Home Group, where small groups…

Love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life…Deuteronomy 30:20. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and…

I was reading in The Art of Spiritual Listening, by Alice Fryling, and in Chapter 8, Listening for God’s Transforming Power, she had us read John 5:1-15. It told about the encounter Jesus had at the pool of Bethesda where people who were disabled lay hoping to be the first into the pool when the…

I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he. Deuteronomy 32:3-4. As I settled in this morning to read our psalm, Psalm 58,…

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27. Yesterday I read in the book, Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up In Christ, by Eugene Peterson, that Jesus is our peace. Watching the news later that night I understood better why there is no peace in this world…

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. Psalm 138:7 NKJV. The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace. Psalm 29:11. The Lord your God in…

Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent. Mark 3:4. May God give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may…