Archive for August 2023
To thirst for him
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-t6mkf-147c874 We serve a God who will quench our thirst for him, but that really depends on us. We can have a little thirst for him, or we can thirst for him like the wandering Ibex searching for a stream in the wilderness. How much of God do you want? How thirsty are you?
Read MoreS192P7 – A people’s lament: persistent sorrow
Lam. 3:48-50 My eyes overflow with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. My eyes flow and do not cease, without interruption, until the Lord from heaven looks down and sees. She was not in an uncommon position for many, but it certainly was unusual for her. One thing began…
Read MoreS192P6 – A people’s lament: where hope remains
Lam. 3:21-24 This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I hope in Him!” The verses prior to these are graphic and…
Read MoreS192P5 – A people’s lament: a view in the dark
Lam. 3:1-3 I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath. He has led me and made me walk in darkness and not in light. Surely He has turned His hand against me time and time again throughout the day. Jeremiah had been given a really tough job by anyone’s…
Read MoreS192P4 – A people’s lament: led by delusion
Lam. 2:13-14 How shall I console you? To what shall I liken you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? For your ruin is spread wide as the sea; who can heal you? Your prophets have seen for you false and deceptive…
Read MoreS192P3 – A people’s lament: the Lord’s withdrawal
Lam. 2:9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, and her prophets find no vision from the Lord. I never thought I would gain any spiritual life lessons from a mobster movie, but there…
Read MoreS192P2 – A people’s lament: sins laid bare
Lam. 1:8 Jerusalem has sinned gravely, therefore she has become vile. All who honored her despise her because they have seen her nakedness; yes, she sighs and turns away. The revival began in a small town down south, but its impact reverberated throughout the world. Thanks to current technological advances, everyone could see the event…
Read MoreS192P1 – A people’s lament: bad friends, worse lovers
Lam. 1:1-2 How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow is she, who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces has become a slave! She weeps bitterly in the night, her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her. …
Read MoreTo hear or to listen
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4kpr8-1473bee As we walk out our salvation with fear and trembling, we have a responsibility to make sure that we have subscribed to the truth. We do not take the words we hear in teachings and simply accept them. We are to take what we are taught and compare it to the word of God…
Read MoreS191P17 – Ecclesiastical truths: wisdom’s true source
Ecc. 12:11-14 The words of the wise are like goads, and these collected sayings are like well-driven nails; they are given by one Shepherd. But beyond this my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive study and devotion to books is wearying to the body. When all has been heard,…
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