Throughout scripture, there are many descriptions of God, but we only read of about ten instances where God’s prophets were privileged to be given a vision of Him in heaven. Jacob saw the Lord standing at the top of the ladder on which angels ascended and descended (Genesis 28:12-13). Moses and the seventy elders, along …
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Lift Up Your Soul
Have you met your soulmate? Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines a soulmate as “a person who is perfectly suited to another in temperament, a person who strongly resembles another in attitudes or beliefs.” This idea of “finding your soulmate” must be on the Hallmark movie writer’s list of ten commandments. (As a side note, Hallmark has …
Trusting God’s Promises
I love the psalms because they remind me of God’s continuing care for His people. We are a needy bunch, aren’t we? We need God’s help in so many ways, and sadly, we often seek the help we need in places that cannot provide it. Instead of looking to God for the answers, we waste …
Give Me A Faith Like Habakkuk
Are you not from everlasting, O Lord, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. –Habakkuk 1:12a Faith Examined Habakkuk was a contemporary prophet of Jeremiah’s, and he asks the questions that we all want to ask of God. “Why do You let wickedness and unrighteousness continue? Why do You choose to use the …
Turn Us Again
Psalm 80:3 – O God, restore us and cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. Psalm 80:7 – O God of hosts, restore us and cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved. Psalm 80:19 – O Lord God of hosts, restore us; cause Your face …
The Way Of The Word 