Once again, yes once again, I awake and find myself, In a desperate place. How many times I have awoken, To find myself in this place, Crying out to You and knowing, I can do nothing without You. Everything, every blessing I have, Comes from You. I am from the dirt of the ground. My…
Continue ReadingIn what is my comfort? In what is my delight? How fragile and empty if they are in anything or anyone other than God? Every other thing that I should have faith, joy or confidence in is grasping at the wind. Oh Lord God, may my eyes be ever searching, my ears ever listening, my…
Continue ReadingOh God our Savior We cling to you, As the tidal waves Crash into us We are not moved Though a horror crawls On our leg Yet will we cling To the Victory You are the Victory Though tears are flowing And threats being yelled Yet will we outshout to say Our God is good all the time When reason and logic fail When our intellect falls short Oh God our…
Continue ReadingIf I were to only post “Jesus loves you unconditionally” posts, I could get a whole lot of “likes” all the time. But the truth is I hope to please God by telling His truth. Yes, God so loved the world that Jesus died for it. Yet, how do we handle the following verses? Matthew…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 1:16-17 – 16 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. James 1:27 – Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and…
Continue ReadingI’m finishing up the book “DOG MAN, An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain”. It is the story of a Japanese man, Morie Sawataishi and how, in the face of strong Japanese tradition, he was a man who went against tradition and common expectations. The major part of his life was saving, loving and breeding…
Continue Reading1 Corinthians 15:49 – 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man. Want a New Year resolution that you can’t lose? How about the above? For those who have entrusted their eternity in Christ, for those who love Jesus above anything or…
Continue ReadingNumbers 6:24-26 – 24 “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’ This I pray for every one of you. With deep passion I pray for you. May God’s best…
Continue ReadingOh my God and my Lord Almighty God, I cling to you I am weak Lord Not strong like you For the world wears me down Unseen powers plot against me Their prize, the object of their lust Is my soul They live for my destruction Squealing with glee at my distractions And celebrating my…
Continue ReadingThe cross, after all, is a very personal and one with One relationship. The Body encourages and builds up each other, yet ultimately, it comes to a personal relationship with the Lord. We visit The Cross daily and remember that we were bought at a very personal price. Jesus who paid the price lives today,…
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