“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him.” John 4:23 “The Father is seeking such people to worship him.” What beautiful assurance is found here. The God of all is not seeking […]
“Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation that this is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.” Psalm 48:12-14 In verse 3 of this psalm is the statement, “God has made himself known as […]
“For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as […]
“She said to them, ‘Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me. I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty.’” Ruth 1:20-21a There are times in our lives when all we see is what has gone wrong. We only see the loss, […]
“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” Psalm 94:19 I love that the comfort and joy of my Lord aren’t just surface, momentary fixes. “Your consolations cheer my soul.” In the midst of worries and distress, when the heart is burdened by many weights, God’s comfort enters in and […]
In Pleasant Places 