Keep Waiting
"How blessed is he who keeps waiting ..." (Daniel 12:12, NASB) "Waiting may seem like an easy thing to do, but it is a discipline ... Wait in prayer ... Wait in faith ... I will wait even if You keep me here many days, for my heart is fixed on You alone, dear Lord....
Expectation
Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Expectation. Expectation - a great prompt at the start of Advent. It's the act of looking forward to the probability of something...
Prepare Him Room {{Let’s Have Coffee}}
We're in the season of waiting, but it is also the season to prepare. We prepare our homes for the arrival of Christmas Day. The lights turn on, the candles are lit, the tree get selected and brought into the house, the decorations set into place. We go up into our...
The Law, Faith & Grace
We continued in the study "It Could Only Be Jesus" beginning with reading Romans 3:1-4, and verses 9-20, where we find Paul continuing to talk about sin and the Law. "J.B. Phillips’ paraphrase of Romans 3:20 sheds light on the purpose of the Law, “Indeed it is the...
The Season of Waiting
The time of Advent is now upon us. It’s the time of waiting for an arrival – the arrival of our Savior into this world. This world which is broken, divided, and longing for an answer. In considering the Christmas story recently, my thoughts focused on each of the...
Even the Longest Day
"You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again, And will bring me up again from the depths of the earth." (Psalm 71:20, NASB) "God makes you "see troubles" ... But not for even one moment is the bond of fellowship and oneness between God and...