EL-OLAM: “Everlasting God” > God created time, yet exists outside of and beyond it. > God has no beginning and no end. > The character of God, His Word, His Kingdom, and all He stands for never change and never end. (from Discovering the Jewish Jesus) Long before you gave birth to the earth and before…
Category: Open My Eyes
Insights in Scripture
“What Is So Rare as a Day in June?”
by James Russell Lowell And what is so rare as a day in June?Then, if ever, come perfect days;Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune,And over it softly her warm ear lays:Whether we look, or whether we listen,We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;Every clod feels a stir of might,An instinct within it…
Our Good Father
Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called “children of God”—and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. Our heredity on the Godward side is no mere figure of speech—which explains why the world will no more recognize us than it recognized…
Our True Father
I will be a true Father to you, and you will be my beloved sons and daughters,” says the Lord Yahweh Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:18 The Passion Translation And so that we would know that we are his true children, God released the Spirit of Sonship into our hearts—moving us to cry out intimately, “My Father! My true Father!”…
Truth About God
(Verses from Psalm 145 The Passion Translation) 3 Lord, you are great and worthy of the highest praise! For there is no end to the discovery of the greatness that surrounds you. 8 You’re kind and tenderhearted to those who don’t deserve it and very patient with people who fail you. Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks…
Good Morning, God!
I hear the Lord saying, “I will stay close to you, instructing and guiding you along the pathway for your life. I will advise you along the way and lead you forth with my eyes as your guide. So don’t make it difficult; don’t be stubborn when I take you where you’ve not been before. Don’t make me tug you and…
“I Have Chosen You”
Songwriter: Don Francisco (click to hear him sing this song) Like a king who hides in shadows while a thief usurps his throneYou stumbled down through all your days without direction.While the soldiers and the servants who should be at your commandAre all abandoned to surrender and defection. As the kingdom groans beneath the load,Your…
Chosen
We did not happen to be–we were chosen by God to exist. Mother Angelica The Lord said, “Before I formed you in your mother’s body I chose you. Before you were born I set you apart to serve me.” Jeremiah 1:4b-5a New International Reader’s Version Long ago, even before he made the world, God chose us to be…
Laugh
[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weapon—laughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecution—these can lift at a colossal humbug—push it a little—weaken it a little, century by century, but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand. Mark Twain A joyful, cheerful heart brings…
“All in June”
by William Henry Davies A week ago I had a fireTo warm my feet, my hands and face;Cold winds, that never make a friend,Crept in and out of every place. Today the fields are rich in grass,And buttercups in thousands grow;I’ll show the world where I have been–With gold-dust seen on either shoe. Till to…