I have been learning that the bible has patterns which we tend only to notice the more we read and meditate on the word. It is thought that these patterns are there to highlight and point to certain lessons and messages for us. For example, Jesus’ forty-day fast in the wilderness can be patterned…
The just shall live by faith in the midst of unrighteousness… When I return will I find any with faith. Habakkuk 2 2 And the Lord answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie.If it seems slow, wait…
He is our Creator, He made us (Genesis 5:1) He is our Father, we have all rights as his children (Galatians 4:7) He is our Mother, he cares and nurtures us like no other can (Isaiah 66:13) He is our Daddy, we can run into his arms anytime and always (Deuteronomy 1:31) He is…
Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people; he adorns the humble with salvation. Psalms 147:11 but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love. Psalm 33:18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast…
The Bible tells us that God does not give us a spirit of fear (2 Timothy 1:7), yet still, we find ourselves being afraid. The Psalmist tells us to give our burdens to the Lord. Psalm 55 tells us to pour out our hearts to him. He says to call, and the Lord will…
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and call out against it, for their evil[a] has come up before me.” 3 But Jonah rose to flee.. (Jonah 1:1-2) I found it interesting that Jonah’s actions seemed contradictory to the fact that he knew what God required. Points from Jonah: Jonah ran…
He is a Mystery Ecclesiastes 11:5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. Psalm 145:3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. Romans 11:33-36 Oh, the…
Isaiah 49:5-6 5 And now the LORD says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength he says: “It is…
Danielle has no clue what we do for her, but we have no clue what God does for us. Danielle is our baby girl. I have been thinking about the sleepless nights and the backaches. I have been thinking that Danielle will never really know what we went through and sacrificed to have her….
Luke tells us to Love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength and mind, (Luke 10:27) but what does it mean to love the Lord?Lord, what does it mean to love you? Does saying it mean that I love you?Or is it so much more than that? To love someone is to care…