He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. (Job 8:21 NIV) When God told Sarah that she would bear Abraham a son at an old age, she laughed. So God named their son Isaac, which in Hebrew means “laughter.” Of course, there was nothing funny about what GodContinueContinue reading “Be an Isaac”
Category Archives: Old Testament
Happy Endings
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. (Job 8:21 NIV) Job was misjudged by his friends, yet one of them, Bildad, spoke more accurately than he realized when he said to Job, “[God] will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.”ContinueContinue reading “Happy Endings”
The Source of Joy
You will fill me with joy in your presence. (Psalm 16:11 NIV) God is truly our source of joy. Every time I run out of joy, I know exactly where to get it refilled again–by being in His presence. I slip away to a quiet place where I can be alone with Him, to talkContinueContinue reading “The Source of Joy”
Getting Our Joy Back
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. (Psalm 51:12 NLT) Only someone who has known the joy of being God’s friend can understand David’s plea in Psalm 51:12. After his sin with Bathsheba, David’s soul was troubled and saddened. He confessed his sin and asked God toContinueContinue reading “Getting Our Joy Back”
Hope for the Hopeless
The LORD showed me all around, and everywhere I looked I saw bones that were dried out. He said, “Ezekiel, son of man, can these bones come back to life?” I replied, “LORD God, only you can answer that.” He then told me to say: Dry bones, listen to what the LORD is saying toContinueContinue reading “Hope for the Hopeless”
Finding Favor With Men
“Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.” I was cupbearer to the king.(Nehemiah 1:11 NIV) Nehemiah served as a cupbearer toContinueContinue reading “Finding Favor With Men”
Rise Up!
A story is told of two women who were in desperate need of prayer while sick in the hospital. One said that her pastor never showed up, but he let her know he was praying for her; while the other said her pastor came, anointed her with oil, said a quick prayer and was goneContinueContinue reading “Rise Up!”
Abraham, the Father of Faith?
At this time of year, my Bible reading plan takes me back to the beginning. I have revisited the story of Abraham, or Abram as he was first known. The great thing about starting at the beginning is that God gives you fresh insights, and the story of Abraham is no exception. In Genesis, chapterContinueContinue reading “Abraham, the Father of Faith?”
God Has the Last Say
“Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord.ContinueContinue reading “God Has the Last Say”
A Year to Rise Above
Last year, God led me to write a book where I encourage believers in Christ to rise above life’s unprecedented storms with faith and courage. I wrote the book from having personally experienced storms in my own life and watching God faithfully come through for me time and time again. When the book was publishedContinueContinue reading “A Year to Rise Above”
Rising with the Son 