A spiritual kingdom lies all about us, enclosing us, altogether within reach of our inner selves, waiting for us to recognize it. God Himself is waiting our response to His presence. The eternal world will come alive to us the moment we reckon upon its reality. “O God, Quicken to life every power within me, that I may lay hold …
Practice Makes Perfect
When I was growing up, I took piano lessons. I wanted to learn to play. Nobody was making me take lessons, but my mom did have to make me practice. I didn’t like to practice. “Practice makes perfect.” Well, maybe not perfect. I remember my friends standing at our back sliding-glass door asking if I could play and my mother telling …
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Eleeo
She was desperate. Google Images A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession. Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him,”Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” He answered, “I was …
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Sing in the Darkness
O God, you are my God earnestly I seek you;my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you,in a dry and weary land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuaryand beheld your power and yourglory.Because your love is better than life my lips will glorify you.I will praise you as long as …
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Enter His Rest
This is what my spirit keeps hearing. Enter into my rest. Live out of my reservoir of joy. Peace. Ability. “What’s it mean Lord? How do I do that?” I picture myself falling backwards into a large pool of water. Under the water is the sound of peace. The water engulfs me. I’m not afraid. I float to the top. All …
