8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. (James 4:8 NKJV) This is possibly one of my favorite verses from scripture. I have experienced both God’s closeness and His seeming distance. I have learned His seeming distance is most often a byproduct of me being...
Thorns
7 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to [a]buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said...
Hurtful to Wicked
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;Try me, and know my anxieties;24 And see if there is any wicked (hurtful) way in me,And lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 NKJV) Some translations of this verse uses “hurtful” instead of wicked. I think we must read this scripture in both ways....
Sunday Reflection: The Sabbath
Some weeks, getting to the sabbath and consciously planning to take a break and focus fully upon God can feel really comforting and rewarding. Hard weeks that extend into the weekend and leave us spent make us remember just why God rested on the 7th day. 13 As a father...
A Laboring Man
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,Whether he eats little or much;But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep. (Ecclesiastes 5:12 NKJV) This week was rough. Big project wrapping up at work and me down a few days with flu. The flu caused my sleep to...