So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 2 Samuel 15:6 Continue reading
Heart
Memorable Scripture: You can’t judge a book by its cover.
So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!”
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:6-7 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Break the Law & Break the Heart of God
And Moses turned and went down from the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand. The tablets were written on both sides; on the one side and on the other they were written. Now the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God engraved on the tablets. Exodus 32:15-16 Continue reading
Your thoughts betray you.
I’ve always thought I wasn’t a bad person. Certainly there are those that are worse than me.
I may have lied but I’ve never killed anyone.
I may have lusted but I’ve never raped or committed adultery.
I don’t seek to go and hurt anyone intentionally. Continue reading
It’s a matter of the Heart
Acts 2:37 Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
I have wounded a few hearts.
I have cooked a few things that have given someone heartburn. Continue reading
Hold on to His Hand!
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD. Prov 18:22
My great grandparents, John and Dorothea Wise, were married for 68 years, 7 months, 21 days when she died in the early 1970’s.
I thought that was an amazing number of years to be together but the story I read yesterday really touched me. Continue reading