“Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 This is a call from a father to his son to not only keep to the father’s […]
“And David arose and went with all the people who were with him from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD of hosts who sits enthroned on the cherubim.” 2 Samuel 6:2 The narrator’s description in this verse strongly emphasizes the greatness of […]
“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. So shall […]
“For the LORD has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him. They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD” Jeremiah 31:11-12a So often it seems that, as I would contemplate verses such as these, the picture […]
“For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.” Jeremiah 31:33 “I will be their God.” This […]
“I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 31:3b I can get so focused on this life. Even in studying Scripture and the promises of God, there is a tendency to fix my eyes on what this life could bring. As if that’s all there is. […]
“The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our […]
“And he said to him, ‘I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.’ But he said, ‘O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’ He said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer…a female goat…a ram…a turtledove, and a […]
“For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD…I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” Jeremiah 30:11; 31:3 Everlasting love. Continued, endless faithfulness. From the almighty God who owns all things. He is with me to save me, actively working for my welfare, my […]
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” Psalm 39:7 In this psalm, the writer seems to be waiting for deliverance from discipline and for the Lord to deal with the wicked around him. But it got me to thinking about the different applications this statement, this picture of […]
In Pleasant Places 