Dear Friends, There is a passage in one of Jesus’ discourses with which most of us are very familiar. It is found in Matthew’s Gospel, Chapter 6: “…Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on…..Which of you by [...]
Posts Tagged ‘trust’
One Day at a Time
Posted in Spiritual, tagged anxious, careful, Faith, trust, worry on June 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Planting of the Lord
Posted in Spiritual, tagged Faith, planting, plants, tree planted, trees, trust on May 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Dear Friends, Our Lord Jesus identified Himself with the prophecy of Isaiah (61): “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the [...]
Rooted and Grounded
Posted in Spiritual, tagged hope, Peace, Rooted and Grounded, sustenance, trust on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Dear Friends, There is an interesting reference in Hosea where the Lord says, “I will be as the dew unto Israel. He shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.” (Hosea 14:5) Though said primarily of Israel, these words also describe the beginning of everything in the experience of God’s children. [...]
Trust Also
Posted in Spiritual, tagged anxious, careful, commit, commit your way, Faith, my times, prayer, Rest, submit, trust, woes and griefs, worry on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Friends, Commit your way unto the Lord; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psa. 37:5) This very meaningful portion of Scripture is very familiar to most of us, probably having been memorized at one time or another. But a poem in one of our recent devotional readings made a [...]
My Times
Posted in Spiritual, tagged ageless, eternal, human perspective, mighty hand, my times, timeless, trust, woes and griefs on January 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Blessings, In the 31st Psalm David recounts a lot of his woes and griefs. Then, in verse 14, he makes the remarkable declaration: “BUT I trusted in You, O Lord; I said, You are my God. MY TIMES ARE IN YOUR HAND…” I understand that, if you quote this verse to the native of Congo, [...]