Session 1
When people put us down and denigrate us, it disparages the truth. But, if we dwell in purity, we can see God. When we walk in truth, we see truth. Yet without faith, it is impossible to please God. What can’t God do? It is in our sinful nature to put ourselves down and to …
To the Chief Musician. A meditation on what is known. A Hosanna of Gary. I will draw close to the LORD, for His mercy frees me. In fullness of joy; His truth is my gift. We delight in His law; For He first loved us. His compassion is steady, and His cause is secure. My …
To the Chief Musician. A Hosanna of Justification. When I was near death. Leave the armory intact, For the LORD has met for battle. Leave Him to contend, for the LORD is my rock. His eyes go to and fro, Looking for those who stand. But the buttresses have decayed, And the castle walls have …
Love takes a passage such as this one and encourages us to imagine what the Bible left out. What was Jesus’ writing? Messiah loves sinners, a reference to Jesus, showed God’s love for a couple of different reasons. First of all, it showed that Jesus loved the woman caught in the midst of adultery. Her …
live with pain and all it gives back is honesty; this is largely what’s responsible for the human struggle. In a place where giving ends and there is no more giving, we deny ourselves a dream of hope stew; a mishmash of unlearned diatribes and basics. They fall away in 5th avenue shops of decor …
A Meditation of a Prophet. To the Chief Musician. A Hosanna of Gary. My Spirit is within, Says the LORD, Lest fear overcome. My Word is near, Says the LORD, Lest tempest rule. My will is given, Says the LORD, Lest sin remain. For in darkest night, My glory is your light, For you are …
And the prophet called upon the LORD, “Oh, that my body is calm and knows peace, that I may bless others through prayers, And that others may bless me in return. That I would be honest and humble, And not cling to this earth, so that I may remember my place.”
So many times as people of faith, we are encouraged to pray “in Jesus’ name.” What is the reasoning behind this? Is it merely a phrase we repeat to ask for God’s favor? Is it how we show we’re on God’s side? Please consider the scriptures below. The scriptures teach that Jesus is here when …
How shall I liken the children of this generation? It is like a woman who is about to be boiled, but even so; she wants the water tepid so that when she enters in, it’s comfortable. This is how I shall liken the children of this generation.
