by admin | Mar 10, 2011 | Nearness to God
“…for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?” declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 30:21 NIV) I have always been challenged by this question. Is it me? Am I “devoted” to being close to God? The Hebrew use of that word implies a giving over even to the point of death. In […]
“…for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?” declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 30:21 NIV) I have always been challenged by this question. Is it me? Am I “devoted” to being close to God? The Hebrew use of that word implies a giving over even to the point of...
by admin | Mar 3, 2011 | Trusting God
“The hardest part of faith is often the wait.” The words are Jim Cymbala’s, but the experience is mine. I am waiting – most days with great expectancy, a few with anxiety and impatience. I am waiting for God to open a door – a door that doesn’t seem to have a knob that I […]
“The hardest part of faith is often the wait.” The words are Jim Cymbala’s, but the experience is mine. I am waiting – most days with great expectancy, a few with anxiety and impatience. I am waiting for God to open a door – a door that doesn’t seem to have a knob...
by admin | Feb 19, 2011 | Nearness to God
“Even the sparrow has found a home…a place near your altar…” (Psalm 84:3) I like to think that an actual event prompted the words of Psalm 84:3. It’s obvious from the preceding verses that the Psalmist loved the house of God. It’s not hard to imagine that one day, standing quietly in the awesome holiness of […]
“Even the sparrow has found a home…a place near your altar…” (Psalm 84:3) I like to think that an actual event prompted the words of Psalm 84:3. It’s obvious from the preceding verses that the Psalmist loved the house of God. It’s...
