Ezekiel 36:26 (AMPC) “A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Yesterday we focused on the dangers of a hardened heart. Today, I’d like to talk about God’sContinue reading “A New Spirit”
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A New Heart
Ezekiel 11:19 (AMPC) “And I will give them one heart [a new heart] and I will put a new spirit within them; and I will take the stony [unnaturally hardened] heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh [sensitive and responsive to the touch of God,]” I have always beenContinue reading “A New Heart”
New Every Morning
Lamentations 3:22-23 (AMPC) “It is because of the Lord’s mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness.” I don’t know about you, but I often struggle with perfectionism. I like to do a job right theContinue reading “New Every Morning”
A Good Father
Jeremiah 29:11 (AMPC) ” For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.” What is your image of God? Do you see Him as a judge, waiting to condemn youContinue reading “A Good Father”
New Heavens, New Earth, New Life
Isaiah 65:17 (AMPC) “For behold I create new heavens and a new earth. And the former things hall not be remembered or come into mind.” Sometimes it’s easy to forget that one of the attributes of God is His creative power. It’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that “creation” was a oneContinue reading “New Heavens, New Earth, New Life”
Expect the Unexpected
Isaiah 43:19 (AMPC) “Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking we have life allContinue reading “Expect the Unexpected”
Stuck in the Past
Isaiah 43:18 (AMPC) “Do not [earnestly] remember the former things; neither consider the things of old.” There are lots of places in Scripture that tell us to remember. The Israelites were given festivals in order to help them remember–Passover, Purim, Feast of Tabernacles, etc. So if we’re supposed to remember, why does this verse tellContinue reading “Stuck in the Past”
On Eagle’s Wings
Isaiah 40:31 (AMPC) “But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall life their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk andContinue reading “On Eagle’s Wings”
The Right Time
Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC) “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from theContinue reading “The Right Time”
Direction When You Need It
Proverbs 3:5-6 (AMPC) “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.” Have you ever wished for aContinue reading “Direction When You Need It”
A Beautiful Mess 