“Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.” Isaiah 53:12, NASB I just had to write today because my […]
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Prayer Partners: Your Love
Lord, I’m desperate for Your comfort, guidance, and peace. Unable to manufacture that on my own, I turn to You for provision. Your Word promises nothing can separate me from Your love. So I’m breathing that truth in … cherishing it. Your love renews and reinforces me. When life perplexes, Your love restores my vision. Gently, fiercely, You hold […]
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Just a Vapor
“You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away.” James 4:14, NASB Death has been lurking around every corner these past couple of weeks. My beloved sister-in-law, a friend’s mother, a stranger who passed us on the highway, those shot down in the Malaysian airplane … all of them recently […]
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His Holy Presence
“Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron … offered strange fire before the LORD … and they died … Then Moses said to Aaron, ‘It is what the LORD spoke, saying, ‘By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy, And before all the people I will be honored.’ So Aaron, therefore, […]
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Let’s Live Like That
“With Thy counsel Thou wilt guide me, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And besides Thee, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Ps. 73:24-26, NASB Courageous, lovely, and loving, she […]
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Forgotten. But Not…
It lay dead–a scarlet red cardinal tragically, permanently positioned on its side. Seeing its lifeless body sorrowed me and cast gloom over my garden, which otherwise delights me. I kept meaning to gently move this once-lovely bird’s body into the woods. But viewing it only from a certain vantage point in my office, I forgot. […]
