How often I have looked to heaven and cried, “Oh, that You would rend the heavens, Lord, and come down!”(Is 64:1) I have bent myself in my prayer closet and whispered, “Lord, come and break through the darkness.” (2 Sam 5:20) There is nothing inherently wrong with these prayers and certainly we do want the …
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Go to the Mountain
God told Moses, “This will be the sign I have sent you: when you bring the people out of Egypt, you will serve Me on this mountain.” (Exodus 3:12) God bound Himself to an appointment with a man on Sinai’s rugged peaks. After the promised meeting, Moses left that mountaintop glowing with glory that had …
Honeysuckle Breeze
The shadows lengthenDaylight fleesSo I stand and wonderAt the majestyThink I will rest awhileIn the honeysuckle breeze The stars peek outOver leafy treesPlanets danceThrough the galaxyI sit down with GodIn the honeysuckle breeze Fireflies hoverCrickets singI hear the songsOf a summer’s eveI listen with GodIn the honeysuckle breeze I sigh and lean backMy head on …
Will You Listen?
There is an account recorded in scripture of two kings, Ahab and Jehoshaphat, sitting together and discussing politics. As the conversation turns to the Syrian aggressors who have been raiding Ahab’s domain, plans were made to engage the enemy in an attempt to win back some land that had been lost. The scene goes something like …
Do You Know Me?
“Do you know me?” the question reverberated around the temple’s stone courts as Jesus confronted the crowds that had been whispering around Him. The people had been debating about His identity for days. Some said that He was a good man while others insisted He was a huckster building Himself a reputation. One group guessed …
The Name
Oft times when my thoughts are scattered, I find that meditating on the model prayer that Jesus gave His disciples Matthew 6:9-13 gives structure to my prayer time. That was where I was that day, my mind on laundry and dusting, on getting things ready for work the next day, on the million voices of …
In Pursuit of Bread
I was reading the account in the book of John where Jesus takes a two piece fish dinner and feeds a multitude of over 5000 people. The astonished men and women eating that day decided that since He could do such wonders, He could certainly make their lives better. They hated the indignity of being …
Noah’s Hammer
May I invite you into Genesis chapter 6 with me? The morning was cool and the trees swayed gently in the wind. Besides the birds singing in the early sun, the only sound to be heard was the thud of Noah’s hammer. He was sitting high on the scaffolding working on the massive wooden ark. …
In the Cleft
This morning as I sat down with my Bible, the Lord put His finger on Exodus 34. Moses, in his anger had broken the tablets on which God had written the ten commandments. He dealt with the idolatry of the people and then set his face back toward the mountain. He picked up the tablets …
Dynamic Kingdom
As I bent in prayer, I heard the Lord whisper, “My House shall be full. I long to see the nations flowing into it, and they shall. There are many who sit complacently in dry religion, comfortable on padded pews. But My kingdom is dynamic and active, full of life and energy. I have not …