Daily Bible, dance, lovers, seal, Song of Solomon

A Morning Confession

Mike and I are reading the Daily Bible (almost daily). He reads the long Old Testament section, and I read the  New Testament, Psalm and Proverb. This morning we found ourselves reading a lover’s letter to his beloved. We read Song of Solomon. I confess, as Mike read the scripture, I found myself feeling 14 again as I tried to …

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generosity, joy, trials

God’s Economy

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 …

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hesed, Jesus, Simeon, unfailing love

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. …

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