{Hope} Hope is that illusive little feeling. Like a flicker of light. Hope is a reflection of something deeper. Something more than just a feeling of “I hope everything works out…..” Afflictions bring hope. Seems contradictory. Seems silly to say that. How is hope grown in the soil of persecution, hardships, grief, and deep hurt? Paul shows us, in the book of Romans, that hope is most definitely found after a life has endured hard things. Romans 5:3-5 – “And not…
{Perhaps} Perhaps. Perhaps I will do this tomorrow. Perhaps I will do it my way. Perhaps God will do it. Perhaps. Maybe. Wondering and wishing. Nothing solid. Nothing definite. Living a life of perhaps leads to a house built on sand. On the edge of a river. A life of perhaps will be washed away with the first flood of the season. I don’t know…perhaps. So many unknowns with life and questions keep us awake at night. Our life in…
{Whisper} Elijah, prophet and speaker for God, had just come from the mountain top – literally and figuratively. He had defeated the prophets of Baal in a dramatic display of fire and power on the Mount of Carmel. A declaration of God and His true power was on display for all of Israel to see. In the next chapter we find our prophet, not on the moutnian top reveling in the victory, but in the valley. Under a tree. Depressed…
Psalm 73:28: “But as for me, God’s presence is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, so I can tell about all You do.” God’s presence means….. My Witness. {So I can tell about all You do} As my life reflects more and more the presence of God, I can’t help but tell others. Throughout the Psalms, we read how God rescues, redeems, restores, and is a refuge for all of His people. The response to all of those things is to…