A Template For Praise
Psalm 8:1-9 …
“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is our name in all the earth, who has set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings you have ordained strength because of your enemies, that you might still the enemy and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained, what is man, that you are mindful of…..
Planted! (originally published Dec. 29, 2017)
One of my favorite verses is Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” The New Testament version of this is found in 1 Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.”
Websters dictionary lists at least ten synonyms for the word “move”. They include proceed, persuade, activate, drive, impel, start, stir, act, budge, and…..
Whether We Like It or Not
When Paul stood before the High Priest, Ananias, he did not know who it was in front of him. There were no electronics back then and no visual news platform for him to have seen Ananias or to know who he was unless someone had pointed him out on the street or in the temple prior to this incident. At the command of the chief captain of the Roman military contingent in Jerusalem, Paul…..