Hidden

I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. (Psalm 119:11) Read: Ezekiel 42:1-43:27, James 5:1-20, Psalm 119:1-16, Proverbs 28:6-7 Relate: The word “hidden” in Hebrew is tsaphan. It can mean to conceal in the sense of having something too valuable for common use (Job 10:13), something to treasure that is of great…

The Test: Pass or Fail

[Ed’s note: I wrote this two years ago. At the time I had no idea that this picture would become part of a compilation called “brilliant answers by smart kids” that would wind up on viralnova, buzzfeed, etc. Now I see the picture everywhere and, occasionally, it links back to here. Thanks to those links, two…

Refuge

So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. (Hebrews 6:18) Read: Ezekiel 10:1-11:25, Hebrews 6:1-20, Psalm 105:16-36, Proverbs…

Revelation 1:17-18 (I Died, but Look – I AM Alive)

Originally posted 12/9/13 Read: Joel 1:1-3:21, Revelation 1:1-20, Psalm 128:1-6, Proverbs 29:18 I am the First and the Last. I am the living one. I died, but look—I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and the grave. (Revelation 1:17-18) Relate: He is the First (Alpha, al’Awwat) and He is the Last…

Psalm 66:16 (Testimony Time)

Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. (Psalms 66:16) Read: Numbers 36:1-13, Deuteronomy 1:1-46, Luke 5:29-6:11, Psalm 66:1-20, Proverbs 11:24-26 Relate: We were climbing a cliff. It wasn’t impossibly steep and it was only about 70 to the top so the three of us decided to go…

A Written Record

It is all too easy to get caught up in the drudgery of day to day living. The stuff of life can so bog us down that we forget to truly live and we find ourselves enduring it instead. Journaling is a way to break free from that.

Iconoclasm

Do not make idols or set up carved images, or sacred pillars, or sculptured stones in your land so you may worship them. I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 26:1) Read: Leviticus 25:47-27:13, Mark 10:32-52, Psalm 45:1-17, Proverbs 10:22   Relate: Emperor Leo III overthrew his predecessor to save the Kingdom. Byzantium had been severely mismanaged and was…

INI, UNTUKMU…

Originally posted on Beautiful Words:
TUHAN ITU DEKAT KEPADA ORANG-ORANG YANG PATAH HATI, DAN IA MENYELAMATKAN ORANG-ORANG YANG REMUK JIWANYA (Mazmur 34 : 19)   Ini untukku… Ini untukmu… Untuk yang kesepian, letih, sendiri…… Untuk seorang gadis yang terhimpit di kelam malam…. sambil berharap agar ayahnya tidak akan pulang dalam keadaan mabuk dan mencabik harga…