Posts Tagged "rest"

His Valentine

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 in Blog, Comfort, Devotional, Encouragement | 11 comments

His Valentine

“I have loved you with an everlasting love…”  Jeremiah 31:3 Tripping through life, tossed and torn here and there, we manage to lose it, to leak it.  Where’d it go?  Where’s joy? Instead of bubbling out, it fizzles flat, leaving us without a wave or a pat.  We’re dry, needing a tune up in order to bloom up. Maybe we need to wake up, inhale the rush of salvation.  Christ’s...

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Why Read the Bible?

Posted by on Nov 2, 2010 in Blog, Poetry | 2 comments

Why Read the Bible?

My child, I’m with you, waiting to lighten your day with Truth. Open yourself to freedom, joy, hope, health, & soul rest. Bathe in My pages that spear each test. Lean on Me when you can’t see.  I’ll help you over-stand. Soak in grace.  I was poured in your place! Truth seeps in the secret places, mending, brightening. I stumbled through wrath to make your path secure. Tiptoe close. ...

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Promised Rest

Posted by on Apr 5, 2010 in Blog, Scripture | 2 comments

Promised Rest

Could there be a higher invitation in this weak and weary world? Tripping here and there for rest, we quickly weary in our search. It’s so simple, yet we make it so complicated. We can make a lot of things, but we can’t make rest. We need to return to our Source. Our resting place is Christ, a steady rock to place our faith. How astounding that He calls us: “Come as you are, My Child. I...

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Honest Rest

Posted by on Apr 5, 2010 in Blog, Quotes | 3 comments

Honest Rest

I don’t know about you, but my mind doesn’t automatically fill with holy truth. It’s flesh-clad bent pulls toward empty darkness, to the destructive side of youth. Worldly pollution builds like dust.  Naturally. Seductive lies come disguised as truth. God’s Word is purest truth, dividing errors in two. God’s Spirit applies truth to broken lives. God’s broken Son endured the...

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