The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?Jeremiah 17:9 ESV The wickedness of the heart. Its not an easy pill to swallow. The heart, our flesh is inherently wicked, yet we spend so much of our time making excuses for it. This is one of the reasons the teachingsContinue reading “A daily thought ~ our deception”
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A daily verse ~ what cost?
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.Isaiah 53:5 ESV What cost? How often do you stop to think about what we cost? Our transgressions, our inequities, our peace, our healing? Pierced, crushed, chastised,Continue reading “A daily verse ~ what cost?”
A daily verse ~ ways
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord , and on his law he meditates day and night.Psalm 1:1-2 ESV Our ways are important to God.Continue reading “A daily verse ~ ways”
A daily thought ~ who do we serve?
“You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.“Exodus 20:3-4 ESV Do we have any other gods before Him? The automaticContinue reading “A daily thought ~ who do we serve?”
A daily thought ~ A Clean Heart.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.Psalm 51:10, 12 ESV Psalm 51. This is one of my all time favourite psalms and scriptures. Ever since I heard it sung by Sons ofContinue reading “A daily thought ~ A Clean Heart.”
A daily thought.
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 8:38-39 ESV Today I was listening toContinue reading “A daily thought.”
A daily thought.
…even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”Matthew 20:28 ESV Wow! God is really using this season to challenge me and encourage me! Day after day, God puts these gems in front on me, encouraging me with whatever IContinue reading “A daily thought.”
Eight Musings on Chapter 8
Eight musings, lessons and encouragement from Genesis chapter 8. 1) God remembered Noah. It’s such a simple sentence with a whole lot of meaning. That fact that God remembered Noah despite everything that was happening, shows God truely cares about each individual and that we never need fear He might forget about us. 2) ItContinue reading “Eight Musings on Chapter 8”
Genealogy Musings
A few thoughts on Genesis Chapter 5 1) Adam returned to God and lived out the rest of his days for God offering sacrifices. There are two reasons from this chapter I think this is true: 1) how could Cain and Able know to offer sacrifices if they did not have an example? Someone hadContinue reading “Genealogy Musings”
Gen 4 – The Heart Matters
Genesis 4:1-16 ~ My musings on the story of Cain and Able. It is so easy to go through the motions when it comes to life and God. How easy and how often do we do things out of obligation and spite? We pretend everything is good on the surface, but inside we are aContinue reading “Gen 4 – The Heart Matters”
