As I sat this morning with the elements of communion one phrase kept coming to my heart, “You did it for me.” As I handled the bread, the symbol of His body, I thought about the stripes, the wounds on His back. His body was broken so my body could be whole. He did it [...]
Archive for June, 2009
He Did It For Me
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged communion, God, Jesus, Lamb of God, love, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Hiding Place
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, God, hiding place, Israel, Jesus, love, secret place on June 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been listening to and singing a song all day today. The song is You Are My Hiding Place. Fortunately, I have many different versions by several artists to listen to I’ve been thinking about two lines from that song, You are my hiding place and I will trust in You. Of course I was thinking [...]
Recognize the Root
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agape, God, Jesus, love on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love does not act unbecomingly. It is not rude or unmannerly. It is not touchy, fretful or resentful. It takes no account of a suffered wrong. Love bears up under anything and everything. Love is ever ready to believe the best of every person. Love never fails. (taken from [...]
For God So Loved the World
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agape, God, Jesus, love on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:16-17, KJV) For God did not [...]
Knit Together
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agape, Body of Christ, Commandment of love, fruit of the Spirit, God, Jesus, love on June 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love. [...]
He Is God
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agape, God, Jesus, love on June 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I was worshipping and praying this morning, I kept sensing this overwhelming awe for the One I was worshipping. The One we call Lord and Savior. The One we call Father and Friend. He is not a created being like you and I and all other life. He is the Author and the Giver [...]