People of God, befriend the forsaken
I’d seen it in Scripture, yet had not seen: How strongly God commits himself to defend the forsaken. How strongly he urges his people to befriend the forsaken.
Sometimes, intimate conversation with God is passionate and fierce.
It is God who has wronged me
Deeply grieving, falsely accused, Job cried in anger. “It is God who has wronged me!” Sometimes, intimate conversations with God are passionate and fierce.
Defender of the forsaken – this is God
The Lord sees when the vulnerable are wrongly rejected. He hears when the helpless cry to him, and he champions them. Defender of the forsaken – this is God.
I AM the one you seek
The name “I AM” is the Lord’s treasure detector. When Jesus says it, he is urging, “Search for treasure here. I want to show you more of who I AM.”
When your world has changed
God taught them not to be driven by panic. He showed them a completely different way. When our world has changed, their story from long ago can help us too.
Darkness, betrayal and the heartbeat of God
It awes me again every time I see it. Leaning back on Jesus’ chest, at the moment of Jesus’ betrayal, John heard the heartbeat of God
You have circled this mountain long enough
It may be in a month that’s little noticed when the earth moves under you. And God says, “You’ve stayed here long enough.” And something within you shifts.
God is hunting for hearts
God is hunting for hearts. “Not hearts of paper and lace,” he says. “I’m seeking human hearts that are open, tender, alive.”
Divorcing: When God does what he hates
Once, in Malachi, God may have said that he hates divorce. Repeatedly, in Jeremiah, God reveals how much he hates divorcing. Repeatedly, he laments the nonstop betrayals that did, and could, bring him to do it.
Recovering and treasuring the forgotten prayer
Why is it vital that we recover and treasure a prayer Jesus told us to pray – but our minds can’t seem to grasp, and our emotions can’t seem to embrace?
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