Hosea 13, “God in a Box”

day 18 response to #shereadstruth Hosea devotional   I’ve put You high in unseen places.   A shelf with a box has Your name on it.   Shall I get You down in emergencies? Shall I place You next to the band-aids?   Bandage of the soul and spirit, You are In the box, onContinueContinue reading “Hosea 13, “God in a Box””

Hosea 11

Sow in me righteousness, Reap in me steadfast love, Break in me fallowed land   It is time to seek You, Lord…   Come like the rain, Your goodness pouring down.   For though I run, scattered in sin, You do not lose me.   Your faithfulness reels me in, Your fences protect my lifeContinueContinue reading “Hosea 11”

Unedited: “The Sower of the Wind.”

After work, I’ll probably be annoyed that I posted this morning’s journal entry without bothering to edit it. I am compelled  to share this in its raw form though…and I hope even there, that it resonates with someone. DAY 11, #Shereadstruth devotional “They sow the wind and shall reap the whirlwind.” -Hosea 8:7  Here IContinueContinue reading “Unedited: “The Sower of the Wind.””

Change

A few months ago, or maybe many months ago, I was asked to do the Wednesday night service teaching over Genesis 34:1-36:43 This is an tiny excerpt, my conclusion, and my call to allow change to seep into our souls. GOD can bring good out of EVIL. God is able to use the evil thatContinueContinue reading “Change”

The Woman With The Issue of Blood

We don’t know her name, but Jesus did… And, just like the world doesnt know our secret sins, our shame,  the infirmities of our hearts, our bones… Jesus does. And still… He waits, among us, Jesus WITH US, and He does not sit still. No, JESUS continues in HIS work, Yet…. All the while waitingContinueContinue reading “The Woman With The Issue of Blood”

Daughter, Arise!

I come to you, Jesus. falling at your feet, Jesus. Fearful and trembling, Jesus. – You have every reason to condemn me. “You harlot!” they say. – You have every reason to condemn me, “You sinner!” they say. – You have every reason to condemn me, “You leper!”  they say BUT…. – What will You say? -ContinueContinue reading “Daughter, Arise!”

Who can we bring to Jesus?

“Great crowds came to Jesus, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, those who could not speak, and many others. They put them at Jesus’ feet, and he healed them.” – Matthew 15:30 When I read this scripture, I was immediately catapulted back into time, thrown into an image of Jesus surrounded byContinueContinue reading “Who can we bring to Jesus?”

Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 4

2 Kings 19:11-14 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the windContinueContinue reading “Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 4”

Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 3

1 KING 19:9-10, NIV  And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”  So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for theContinueContinue reading “Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 3”

Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 2

1 Kings 19:5-8 New International Version (NIV) 5 Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and then lay downContinueContinue reading “Elijah, A Series of Responses: Discouragement, Part 2”