Take Words With You
“Take with you words and return to the Lord” (Hosea 14:2, NKJV). What is weighing heavy on you right now? In order to answer that question you need to examine yourself, perhaps requiring much reflection and enlisting the searching help of the Holy Spirit. But in order to truly excavate your deepest longings and bring […]
The Covenant Bridge
I find it helpful to think about the Bible in images. Like a map, or a continuous scroll. One of my favorite images of the Bible, one that comprehends every section and book, is that of a bridge. The Bible is a bridge by which we traverse the many works of God. Today’s reading from The […]
The God of All Healings
Matthew 15: True and False Faith (5) Pray Psalm 138.7, 8.Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me;You will stretch out Your handAgainst the wrath of my enemies,And Your right hand will save me.The LORD will perfect that which concerns me;Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever;Do not forsake the works of Your hands.Sing Psalm 138.7, 8.Regent […]
FRIDAY OF EASTER WEEK: Life Through the Blood of Christ
Christ died willingly in our place to deliver us from the power and penalty of sin and bring us back to God.
History
Hosea 12:11–14 (NKJV) Though Gilead has idols—Surely they are vanity—Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal,Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field.Jacob fled to the country of Syria;Israel served for a spouse,And for a wife he tended sheep.By a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,And by a prophet he […]