Truth For The Heart
Read the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 27: Wednesday “We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.” Psalm 78:4 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 78–80. These are three more of the twelve […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 26: Wednesday “Then I said, “It is my grief, That the right hand of the Most High has changed.” I shall remember the deeds of the LORD; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.” Psalm 77:10–11 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 75–77. These are more of the […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 25: Wednesday “Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped. For I was envious of the arrogant As I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ” Psalm 73:1–3 […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 24: Wednesday “Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me. I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; My eyes fail […]
Read MoreJeremiah and Lamentations, can be hard books to read. Job can be a hard book to read. Their suffering can be overwhelming. But when you’re in your own hard times, these books give you solace as you realize that others have felt as you feel and thought what you think. They give you strength as […]
Read MoreFriday’s Bible reading is Lamentations. This short book of only five chapters is a poetic lament over the destruction of the city of Jerusalem and the consequences of God’s devastating judgment on Judah. The words are touchingly beautiful in their melancholy and grief as Judah’s sin and God’s judgment are described.
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 23: Wednesday “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. Selah. God is to us a God of deliverances; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death.” Psalm 68:19–20 Wednesday’s Bible reading is Psalms 66–68. These three psalms are all […]
Read MoreA cliché often heard by Christians who are in the midst of tragedy is God is in control. This platitude sounds spiritual because, of course, it is true, but what Christian doesn’t believe God is in control? As I have been friends with Christian women over the years, listened to them, wept with them and […]
Read MoreRead the Bible in 2011 ◊ Week 21: Wednesday O give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain. Through God we shall do valiantly, And it is He who will tread down our adversaries. Psalm 60:11–12 – All three psalms in Wednesday’s Bible reading of Psalms 60–62, are psalms of […]
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Kindling for Candles 