“Your eyes saw my unformed substance. In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” Psalm 139:16 Reading in My Utmost for His Highest this morning, several of Oswald Chambers’ phrases stood out to me: “If you will give God […]
“If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will be night’— even the darkness is not dark to you. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to you. For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. […]
“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 […]
“The LORD is your keeper” Psalm 121:5a The Lord God, the Most High, is my keeper. And He is a faithful one. Ever-watchful. Constantly aware and active. His goodness and mercy pursue me all the days of my life – days written in His book before even one of them came to be (Psalm 23:6; […]
“Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel also was among those who called upon his name. They called to the LORD, and he answered them.” Psalm 99:6 I just want us to dwell here for a moment. On this beautiful, wondrous truth. The Lord of heaven hears us when we cry to Him. And […]
“O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know […]
“Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.” Psalm 119:73 How amazing it is to know that the hands of God Himself made and fashioned each of us. Every detail. Our personalities, our looks, our strengths, our passions…all chosen by our Creator and all purposed for His […]
“Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8 At times I think we can forget that God cares about our details. That’s He’s involved in our heart and our life to the smallest level. So the call to “trust in him […]
“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than […]
In Pleasant Places 