He has told you, O man, what is good;And what does the Lord require of youExcept to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion),And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?Micah 6:8 Amplified Bible The Lord is good and glad to teach the proper path…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
“My God and I”
Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises. Psalm 25:14 Living Bible My God and I go in the field together;We walk and talk as good friends should and do;We clasp our hands, our voices ring with laughter;My God and I walk through…
Walking with God
You will hear your Teacher’s voice behind you. You will hear it whether you turn to the right or the left. It will say, “Here is the path I want you to take. So walk on it.” Isaiah 30:21 New International Reader’s Version Walking with God is a daily adventure. As you walk through the…
Enoch
And Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God; and he was not, for God took him [home with Him]. Genesis 5:24 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition Come Home with Me sung by the McKameys In the cool of the evening as they walked on their wayGod turned to Enoch, with something to say.He said, “We’re closer…
Wait…Trust…Hope
Young men get tired and need to rest. Even young boys stumble and fall.But those who trust in the Lord will become strong again. They will be like eagles that grow new feathers.They will run and not get weak. They will walk and not get tired.Isaiah 40:30-31 Easy-to-Read Version Why would you ever complain, O Jacob, or, whine, Israel, saying,“God has lost…
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YAHWEH-ELOHIM: “God Created Me”
ELOHIM: Elohim is the Creator. He is the One who dominates in Genesis One, dominates in the very chapter that tells of His Creation, the Creation that cannot be separated from Him because He is the One who creates and then informs man of His activity. ********** 13 You formed my innermost being, shaping my delicate inside and…
YAHWEH-SHAMMAH: “God is There”
YAHWEH-SHAMMAH: “Jehovah is there,” the name given by Ezekiel in Ezekiel 48:35, to a future holy city.(“The city will be six miles around. “From that time on, its name will be ‘The Lord Is There.’ ” Ezekiel 48:35 New International Reader’s Version) ********** 7 Where could I go from your Spirit? Where could I run and hide from your face?8 If I…
EL-ROI: “God Who Sees Me”
The Lord talked to Hagar. She began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!” Genesis 16:13 Easy-to-Read Version ********** Lord, you know everything there is to know…
Rest!
This list of Greatest Hits plays on a loop in my head: “I’m busy, so I must be important.” “I must stay busy to remain important.” “It’s better to burn out than rust out. Right?” “If I’m not busy, who am I?” Yet… “God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our…