To Take the Hand of God

Category: Spiritual

  • By Choice, Not By God’s Design

    In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:21-22. Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and…

  • What Do You Have For Us Today, Lord?

    I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. Ephesians 1:17. Yesterday I attended an online Spiritual Retreat on Aging. The title of this blog was a question one of the presenters gave; a…

  • The Path of Participation

    He brought me out to a spacious place, He delivered me, for in me He takes delight. Psalm 18:19. He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food. Job 36:16. You have not given me into the hands…

  • Help Us Walk In Your Light, Lord

    The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners. Isaiah 61:1. You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns…

  • The Steadiness of God’s Love

    May the God of hope fill you will all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13. This is one of the most beautiful psalms. Psalm 51. David wrote this psalm in great need and his need was for…

  • A Wake-Up Call

    When you did these things and I kept silent, you thought I was exactly like you. Psalm 50:21. I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. Proverbs 4:11. I read the first Scripture verse cited above in our psalm, Psalm 50, and realized every single one of us needs…

  • Surrender

    Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or…

  • The One Thing Needed

    When they arrived, they called the church together and related all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. Acts 14:27 NRSV. He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of…

  • Through the Eyes of God’s Love

    Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe. Proverbs 29:25. As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. Psalm 18:30. Yesterday I was reading in the study Stuck, and…

  • Seeds of Love That Never Die

    For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. . . But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in…