This is amazing! Watch the video then make sure and read the following verses. How beautiful and intricate is His intelligent design: LIFE. We are a testimony down to our nerves!!
How can we even dare to say our heart and words are not connected?
My words [come from] my upright heart,
and my lips speak what they know with sincerity.
Job 33:3
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be acceptable to You,
LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
When I was a son with my father,
tender and precious to my mother,
he taught me and said:
"Your heart must hold on to my words.
Keep my commands and live.
Get wisdom, get understanding;
don't forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 4:3-5
A wise heart instructs its mouth
and increases learning with its speech.
Proverbs 16:23
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man. For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies. These are the things that defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
Matthew 15:18-20
Showing posts with label Bible-Psalm 19. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bible-Psalm 19. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
The Sound Of Rain
Rain is nature's way of applauding God. Who else deserves such thunderous applause?
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.
Day after day the pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.
There is no speech;
there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.
Psalm 19:1-4
The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.
Day after day the pour out speech;
night after night they communicate knowledge.
There is no speech;
there are no words;
their voice is not heard.
Their message has gone out to all the earth,
and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.
Psalm 19:1-4
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Instruction Of The Lord
The instruction of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul...
Psalm 19:7a
Do you really believe that? Really. I admit that it has only been in the last several months that I realized I never truly did. When you get down to the heart of it, if we believed it we would act upon it.
Upset? Depressed? Heartbroken?
Go to His Word...
Angry? Frustrated? Impatient?
Go to His Word...
Weary? Tired? Indifferent?
Go to His Word...
He promises through His Word, that His Word will revive not only our strength, joy, or happiness, but our very soul. Why is it then that we turn to just about any other means, before we turn to Scripture? We take vacations, read a book, watch a show, have a pedicure, eat some chocolate, go shopping.... whatever we feel would revive us. What we turn to is what we put our faith in.
The amazing thing is how well reading Scripture works! Now, it is no instant cure, miracle pill, but it does revive. I have put it to some very strenuous tests in the last few months, and have been blown away and humbled at the power, grace, and mercy the Lord has made available to us: If only we reach out to Him this way.
Next time you find yourself needing a "fix" for some reason, open the Bible. Go to the Lord and ask Him to revive your soul at that moment, and remind Him of His promise in Psalm 19:7. Then listen, search, read, and be revived.
Psalm 19:7a
Do you really believe that? Really. I admit that it has only been in the last several months that I realized I never truly did. When you get down to the heart of it, if we believed it we would act upon it.
Upset? Depressed? Heartbroken?
Go to His Word...
Angry? Frustrated? Impatient?
Go to His Word...
Weary? Tired? Indifferent?
Go to His Word...
He promises through His Word, that His Word will revive not only our strength, joy, or happiness, but our very soul. Why is it then that we turn to just about any other means, before we turn to Scripture? We take vacations, read a book, watch a show, have a pedicure, eat some chocolate, go shopping.... whatever we feel would revive us. What we turn to is what we put our faith in.
The amazing thing is how well reading Scripture works! Now, it is no instant cure, miracle pill, but it does revive. I have put it to some very strenuous tests in the last few months, and have been blown away and humbled at the power, grace, and mercy the Lord has made available to us: If only we reach out to Him this way.
Next time you find yourself needing a "fix" for some reason, open the Bible. Go to the Lord and ask Him to revive your soul at that moment, and remind Him of His promise in Psalm 19:7. Then listen, search, read, and be revived.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Listening
It's funny that when I think of listening to God, it either seems too simple or impossibly difficult. I can never decided just which, and I think that's because it's both. Simply put, I just have faith and take the time to seek Him. The difficult aspect comes in weeding everything that is not God, and obeying only Him. So that's what I've been practicing lately. I've been trying to make the conscious effort to ask Him about every decision and action I make within the day, and then figuring out which He prefers. And let me tell you- it's not easy.
The challenge isn't so much in knowing which thing to do or not to do, but in the trials He's giving me to face. I ask God to teach me to hear His voice and obey, so He's putting me in difficult situations where I can best learn. Who builds muscles without exercise?
So pray for my sore muscles as I build up. (My brain and heart count as muscles, right?) And I challenge you to start actively listening as well.
When you are tender and sore from the workout, I'll give you a bit of the Epsom salt He gave me to soak in:
The instruction of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.
Psalm 19:7
The challenge isn't so much in knowing which thing to do or not to do, but in the trials He's giving me to face. I ask God to teach me to hear His voice and obey, so He's putting me in difficult situations where I can best learn. Who builds muscles without exercise?
So pray for my sore muscles as I build up. (My brain and heart count as muscles, right?) And I challenge you to start actively listening as well.
When you are tender and sore from the workout, I'll give you a bit of the Epsom salt He gave me to soak in:
The instruction of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy, making the inexperienced wise.
Psalm 19:7
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