Inscribed By God
As I continued to listen, I heard Him say, “Do NOT shelter in fear or in anger, but shelter in My presence and My heart for it is My presence that contains My power which goes before you and overcomes the darkness. Does fear advance My kingdom? Does anger? Division? Is this how My people […]
“I can’t BELIEVE you! How could you do this to me?” Emily stormed off, angry tears streamed down her cheeks. She vowed she would never trust her best, or ex, best friend ever again. She slammed the front door, stomped down the hall, and threw herself onto her bed. Never again. We’re done, forever. Years […]
Imagine you’re at a carnival, and a little boy goes up to play a game. He throws a ball into the air, it arcs, and BAM! Into the cup! The man behind the counter of the tent hands him some candy. YES! He throws another ball into the air. It soars and…WHOOSH! Into another cup! […]
Vroom! Zoom! I was having a blast. I was young, had just ditched my junior driver’s license, and I was free! I was finally free to hang out with my friends to all hours of the night. Looking back, of course, I think I was CRAZY to forgo all of those beautiful hours of sleep, […]
Glitter. If there’s one lesson I learned after having kids, it’s DO NOT BUY GLITTER. Of course, I figured this out AFTER I bought my girls a largish pack of glitter with multiple colors. After purchasing this now-unforgettable pack of glitter, I wrapped it in nondescript plastic shopping bags and placed securely it at the […]
This is the final installment of the “Inscribed” post series. In the first part we discovered that covenants are established by cutting and that God’s covenant law was established by cutting His code into a rock. In the second part we took a look at our metaphorical hearts of stone that were dead in sin […]
In Part 1, we discovered that God establishes covenants with cutting of something. When He established His covenant with the Israelites, He used His finger to cut His code of righteousness into stone tablets. Recall our launch verse, Jeremiah 31:33 says, “For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after […]
Inscribed By God – Part 1 I am OBSESSED with the word inscribed right now! The idea of being inscribed by God keeps rolling around in my mind, shedding layers with each turn. So when God released a song in my heart on this concept I was THRILLED. But pounding out the chords and melody […]