For in the midst of an ordeal of severe tribulation, their abundance of joy and their depth of poverty [together] have overflowed in wealth of lavish generosity on their part (2Cor. 8:2) (AMP). “Joy is not gush; Joy is not jolliness. Joy is simply perfect acquiescence in God’s will, because the soul delights itself in God Himself. “I delight to …
Hesed=Jesus
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace removed,” says the Lord who has compassion on you” (Isa. 54:10). Unfailing love. God’s unfailing love. How do we define it? Unfortunately, we read God’s Truth through the lens of our experience. Our knowledge of love. …
Mercy with a Twist
Then I called on the name of the Lord; “O Lord, save me!” The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The Lord protects the simple-hearted; when
Daily Time with the Living God
It’s 5:54 am. on Saturday morning. My cat woke me up. My God alarm. Though it’s Saturday, and she usually lets me sleep in, I was not surprised (too much) when she jumped over my head from the top of our headboard onto the mattress this morning. I thought, “Okay God, you told me to blog every day. I guess …
Broken But Priceless
God’s timing is amazing. After I posted yesterday’s blog asking for comments to help my friend, I checked my e-mail. That’s when I found this. It’s a post from another blog. I was so excited. I quickly commented and asked the author if I could re-post her message. She has graciously agreed. Erin and I met at a writers conference. …