Musings

Reject Future Fears

After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD’s Temple and spread it out before the LORD. And Hezekiah prayed this prayer…

Helping Others to Stand

But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will…

I Receive This

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this…

Repeat After Me

When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always…

Please Be Good

Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! —Deuteronomy 5:29…

The Problem with Expectations

  But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy…

The Day Shaundra Spoke Up

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs…

How Long, Lord?

We are given no signs from God; no prophets are left, and none of us knows how long this will be. —Psalm 74:9 NIV Sometimes life is hard. Well, actually,…

July—The Month of Selah Rest

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. —Matthew 11:28 NKJV Every year, Sweet Selah Ministries does something rather radical in…

But What Should I Do?

He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your…

Disillusioned

Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Festival, many people saw the signs he was performing and believed in his name. But Jesus would not entrust himself to…

Feeling Guilty … When You Are

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify…