WHO AM I, LORD?

Long before Christ was born, David described His death. And His victory. Psalm 22 shifts from a desperate cry of abandonment to a triumphant declaration of praise. The abandonment David writes of is hard to read because the suffering he describes points to Christ and the cross He bore. I cannot read David's words without... Continue Reading →

THE TEARS OF KING HEZEKIAH

Isaiah 38:17 is the written testimony of King Hezekiah, but I found myself in the words. In Isaiah 38:17, King Hezekiah of Judah describes being โ€œbrought down to the edge of death and then raised up again by the word of the LORD.โ€ To understand the magnitude of this verse and the hope it points... Continue Reading →

ALL THE TIMES HE CARRIED ME

God is our everlasting light. In Him, all sorrow and mourning cease forever. When I look back on my life, I see all the times God carried me. All the times His light broke through the darkness. God replaces the physical sun and moon as the source of all illumination โ€” an everlasting light that... Continue Reading →

AMAZING GRACE HAS A SOUND

A note that inspired a poem and the Amazing Grace that followed. The note from Brandon Robinson met me on a mild September morning. The words stopped me from scrolling further. I knew them. Was living them. Iโ€™d heard that sound. Itโ€™s the sound of liquor being poured down the drain, Itโ€™s the sound of... Continue Reading →

MY STRENGTH AND PORTION FOREVER

Our true and lasting security and peace come from being close to God. God is continually with us, our strength and portion forever. He holds our right hand, guides us with wisdom, and promises us a future in glory. God shifts our focus from earthly envy, declaring that nothing in heaven or on earth compares... Continue Reading →

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