After Job lost his family and all his possessions, three of his friends came and sat with him for a few days. They took turns speaking to Job and admonishing him about his condition. Eliphaz spoke and suggested that perhaps Job was not pure in all of his ways. He admonished Job to return to… Continue reading Lifting Up
Category: Devotionals
Standing In The Gap
The Israelites went from Egypt toward the land God promised to give to Abraham and his descendants. Moses, however, found himself standing in the gap between the people and God. Why did he need to stand in the gap? Before crossing the Jordan River, twelve men went to spy out the land. The reports from… Continue reading Standing In The Gap
50 Inspiring quotes about being patient
A man looking at his watch. (Photo by Jeshoots from Pexels)Patience. It’s one of those virtues we all know we should have, yet it can sometimes be elusive, right? Sometimes, the world feels like it is moving at a million miles an hour, and we’re caught up in the whirlwind of life, trying to juggle… Continue reading 50 Inspiring quotes about being patient
Heresy vs false doctrine: What are they? Part 1
By Elizabeth Prata Should we pray for false teachers?Are false teachers and heretics the same thing?Can a false teacher repent?Can a heretic repent? I’m asked these questions now and then. Since I do a third of my ministry here as discernment, it’s logical I get asked discernment type questions. I’ve wondered the same thing myself.… Continue reading Heresy vs false doctrine: What are they? Part 1
The Courage to Start Back at One
PRESS ON! Every year between summer and fall, there comes a moment where I sense something in the wind prompting me to begin what I am calling my “human hibernation”. It tells me to get my affairs in order, reinforce my spiritual foundations, be about my business, prepare mentally, physically, even emotionally for a lean… Continue reading The Courage to Start Back at One
The beauty of creation: Bible verses celebrating nature
Orange flowers in the field. (Photo by Henry Be from Unsplash) Nature has always held a particular place in people’s hearts because of its beauty and unique wonders. It is a place where the miraculous happens, where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary, and where the creative power of God is most prominently on display.… Continue reading The beauty of creation: Bible verses celebrating nature
Hope for Grace — Carol McLeod Ministries
When I was growing up, one of my dad’s favorite ways to encourage me to do something I didn’t want to do like clean my room, eat my vegetables, or be nice to my brother, was to tell me, “It’ll put hair on your chest!” I did not then, nor do I now, want hair… Continue reading Hope for Grace — Carol McLeod Ministries
What Causes You to Look Up?
Last week, I wrote about this year’s Ig Nobel Prize for literature. The Ig Nobel, a humorous take on the more noteworthy Nobel Prize, “honors” achievements that cause us to laugh but also cause us to think. For example, this year’s psychology prize went to a small group of researchers who wanted to see how many… Continue reading What Causes You to Look Up?
God’s EVERLASTING (or eternal) COVENANT with Israel was broken
Isaiah 24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, BROKEN THE EVERLASTING COVENANT The KJV doesn’t describe God’s covenants as “eternal” covenants, but rather as “everlasting” covenants (16 times in KJV), and this is a translation from the Hebrew word “olam”, which apart from “eternal” can mean “forever“, and many compound this… Continue reading God’s EVERLASTING (or eternal) COVENANT with Israel was broken
Grafted Into Israel — House of David Ministries
The Apostle Paul spoke about God’s promises to Israel in Romans chapter nine. He said: “For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ [Yeshua] for my brethren, my countrymen according to the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service… Continue reading Grafted Into Israel — House of David Ministries