When There’s No Burning Bush
Do you ever wish for a burning bush experience – a time when God supernaturally appears to give you instructions or direction? Well, apparently even that’s not always enough. There stood Moses with dramatic evidence of God’s call on His life (who could want more proof than a flaming bush in the desert?), and yet […]
Do you ever wish for a burning bush experience – a time when God supernaturally appears to give you instructions or direction? Well, apparently even that’s not always enough. There stood Moses with dramatic evidence of God’s call on His life (who could want more proof...
Temple Troubles?
I found some really encouraging words at a time of life when I’m seeing changes in my “temple.” Actually, it really struck my funny, but then it really “struck me serious.” In notes at the beginning of Haggai it says, “Haggai told the poeple that the glory of the temple they were building would be […]
I found some really encouraging words at a time of life when I'm seeing changes in my "temple." Actually, it really struck my funny, but then it really "struck me serious." In notes at the beginning of Haggai it says, "Haggai told the poeple that the glory of the...
No Exaggeration!
Did you know that you can’t exaggerate God? Think of Him in the greatest and most glorious way possible, and He is greater and more glorious. Stretch your mind to its full limit to think of His power, and He is even more powerful. Try to imagine a love that is absolutely pure and perfect, […]
Did you know that you can't exaggerate God? Think of Him in the greatest and most glorious way possible, and He is greater and more glorious. Stretch your mind to its full limit to think of His power, and He is even more powerful. Try to imagine a love that is...
Lingering in God’s Presence
My Scripture reading for today was in 1 John where I read these words, “…continue in Him.” (2:28 NIV) Other versions use the word “abide” or “remain,” but the original word also means to tarry. I like that thought – “tarry in Him.” There is such a sense of unhurriedness about it. However, it became […]
My Scripture reading for today was in 1 John where I read these words, "...continue in Him." (2:28 NIV) Other versions use the word "abide" or "remain," but the original word also means to tarry. I like that thought - "tarry in Him." There is such a sense of...
Unfailing Love
Do you realize how often the words unfailing and love are linked together in Scripture? I’m sure there’s a website where I could find the exact number of times, but it’s not the exact number that’s important – it’s the emphasis God brings to that truth through His repetitive use of that phrase. God’s love […]
Do you realize how often the words unfailing and love are linked together in Scripture? I’m sure there’s a website where I could find the exact number of times, but it’s not the exact number that’s important – it’s the emphasis God brings to that truth through His...
My Choice
I’ve sensed the call of God today to walk with Him a closer way, A way not understood by some, and so I pause, yet He says, “Come. He bids me hear no other voice, to make His way my only choice, But I am comfortable right here with friends and things that I […]
I've sensed the call of God today to walk with Him a closer way, A way not understood by some, and so I pause, yet He says, "Come. He bids me hear no other voice, to make His way my only choice, But I am comfortable right here with friends and things that I hold...
Devoted to Nearness
“…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...
The Hard Part of Faith
“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...
The Sparrow’s Nest (also About this Blog)
“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 not hard to imagine that one day,...