Comfort
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3
Treasure. “Your heart will be where your treasure is.” Matthew 6:21 Why is the heart so fragile? It can span the scope of elated, to crushed, in mere seconds. It can love deeply in this direction, but scorn spitefully in the other. Can it really be? Is it really the same heart? Following the trajectory …
Satisfied. “The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a well-watered garden. And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:11
Blessed. “Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage.” Psalm 84:5.
By a new way… You routinely lead me in a way I have not been before. It’s always unfamiliar and, sometimes, maybe even uncomfortable. Your call to a new way challenges me, but here is Your promise – “I will lead them in paths they have not known; I will make darkness light before them; … Continue reading
Purposed. I know that Your plans and purposes prevail. I know it. Your sovereign hand does it and it can not be undone. I praise the One who reigns over every thing. Big or small, heartache or joy, they all somehow orchestrate into Your purposes. History ‘in a flash’ reveals Your word to be always … Continue reading
More than. You are more than we are. More strength, more counsel, more victory, more healing, more truth, more love, more grace, more mercy. You are far more power than we can imagine. And You are more than we need. Not only do You process it, You share it. You translate it into the midst … Continue reading
Partially told. Your word is stunning, active and alive. It is a treasure of ‘living’ that seems to have no end. Thousands of glimpses into the lives of those living just everyday moments, reveal truths and hint at wonders that amaze me. Today You capture me with stories that aren’t fully told. I wonder regarding the … Continue reading
Revealed. I love the books of the prophets. They are a portrait of You that can not be found any other place. For everything that feels harsh there, there is a greater and more profound declaration of love that permeates the revelation of You. Deep. Tender. Tough. Resilient. The way You describe Your love in … Continue reading
Sometimes ‘life as usual’ just doesn’t exist. Whether it’s a tornado’s aftermath, a marathon bombing, or the power of deep lifetime-injustice, sometimes life can’t be ‘as usual’. And, perhaps even for some, ‘usual’ has never even existed. An abusive family, gut-wrenching poverty, a lifetime of oppressive war or culture – innumerable situations and stories of missing something … Continue reading
“That you may live”. There is no other more powerful declaration than these well-spoken words found throughout* the pages of Deuteronomy regarding the revelation of Your heart toward people. They capture and weave into my heart the depth of love that resists the notion of a ‘legalistic judge’ and begin to reveal a heart … Continue reading
A Living Word. You have been found to be a living Word. A Word that is from forever before us, and extends to the everlasting. In the middle, is a dynamic and living presence that commands and creates life. Not just life from its roots in a Garden, but within every day, manifesting the same dust-into-human … Continue reading
Good Morning, Morning, Day, in you stands a mighty, awesome One. His name is exalted above the earth. The seen and the unseen move at His will. Everything within you today is at His command. He lifts up, and also removes. Nothing is impossible in His care. Day, you are made as a vessel. In … Continue reading
Good Morning, Morning, Day, the voice of salvation is heard in you today. A voice that says “Come!”.* And a voice that calls the name of the Lord, “Yahweh!”* Weary* or thirsty*, hungry* or hurting* a voice calls throughout you today – “Come!”. Springs of refreshment* abound and today is the day of salvation*. “I … Continue reading