King David longed to build a temple for God in Jerusalem. God said that since it was in David’s heart to build Him a house, God would build David a “house.” God was not promising a physical house with walls and a roof. The “house” God promised David was a family lineage that would endure forever (v. 12). . . .
Read More
Up the Mountain
I am steeped in the Song of Solomon these days. What is the spiritual significance behind all those agricultural analogies? As I learn, I am discovering . . .
Read More
Cheeks Like a Bed of Spices
Tears prickled my eyes when we walked into the blacksmith shop. It smelled exactly like my grandfather’s workshop. My family . . .
Read More
The Fragrance of Christ
I am basking in the love of my Bridegroom King today. The imagery of the Song of Solomon chapter 4 has captured my heart.
King Solomon, who is a type of King Jesus, is expressing his love . . . .
Read More
The Fig Tree
Passover, the feast at which Jesus was crucified and rose again, begins tomorrow. So, this seems like a good time to confess that for years I thought that Jesus cursing the fig tree was random. It seemed totally unrelated to the narrative. I’m embarrassed by this because . . .
Read More
The Call
14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’ Acts 22:14-16 NIV
Read the above verse and inserted your name. Do you see how God's . . .
Read More
God Loves His Kids
I was living life on my own terms, without regard for the Lord. However, when I was in distress, I would pray to Him . . . and He would answer. Why would God answer someone who treated Him like a vending machine? . . . .
Read More
When God says Go
This is the assignment of a lifetime for Ananias. God called Ananias to set aside his fear of a Saul, a known persecutor of the church, and partner with God to do something great. God asked Ananias to go pray for someone he greatly feared.
How many things do we miss because of fear? . . . .
Read More
He Who has the Bride is King
Why are women always pawns in the schemes of men?
This was my question to the Lord after reading about King David asking for his first wife, Michal, back. Michal had been married off to another man . . .
Read More
Jesus is our City of Refuge
Imagine for a moment that you live in a country without a police force or a court system. How is justice administered?
This was the case in ancient Israel. In God’s economy, . .
Read More
The Infinite Mercy of God
Do you get depressed reading the book of Judges? I did.
Judges describes Israel’s dismal cycle of rebellion, oppression and repentance, over and over again. The nation of Israel would forget about God and . . .
Read More
The Divine Clockmaker
Ever heard the one about the Divine Clockmaker? It is the theory that God created the world, set it in motion, and then took His hands off. It is like a clockmaker wound up a clock, let it run and walked away. The implication is that God is detached, uninvolved in our day-to-day lives. Evil flourishes because God chooses not to intervene.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Before God . . .
Read More