“Blessed be the Lord! Day after day he bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Our God is a God of salvation, and escape from death belongs to the LORD my Lord.” Psalm 68:19-20 Something about these verses is pulling at my heart this morning, drawing me in. There is a constancy here. Day after […]
“I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.” Psalm 116:1 I read a devotion this morning by Charles Stanley that focused on this verse and the beautiful reality that God hears us and cares about the small things in our lives, not just “big” prayer requests. And I’d […]
“Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing.” Isaiah 40:26 There seems to be a built-in wonder in the hearts of people […]
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity has been pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins.” Isaiah 40:1-2 Peace just seems to flow through these verses. The assurance of God that the […]
“And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.” Luke 6:19 Jesus has power great enough to heal us all. But to receive this healing, healing that is complete, that cleanses and restores and beautifies, we must come to Him. We must reach out to Him. […]
“But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” Luke 11:20 Reading Jesus’ statement here, my thoughts are immediately drawn to the great power of God. Demons—which easily overpower and terrify us—are cast out by the mere finger of our God. […]
“To whom then will you compare me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is […]
In Pleasant Places 