Tag Archives: holy

God’s Presence

My area has quite a few rivers and I find myself near them often as I hike nature trails. The rivers have a certain beauty and power of their own, and I enjoy the peace and solitude I find near them. Psalm 46:4-5 says, “There is a river whose streams make glad the city ofContinue reading “God’s Presence”

Awe of God

I have not personally done this, but I have heard of people that become speechless when they are introduced to someone they admire. These people report feeling like a fool suddenly in the presence of a celebrity or noteworthy person. Psalm 99:1-3 says, “The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He sits enthroned upon theContinue reading “Awe of God”

Extremely Pleasing

You can please some of the people some of the time, but you cannot please all the people all the time. I feel like it is becoming more difficult to please people. People seem to be on edge and ready to lash out at others, rather than expecting good from other people. Psalm 98:1-2 says,Continue reading “Extremely Pleasing”

Holy Father

Some of us grew up with less than perfect fathers. They were absent or nonsupporting. Many were even cruel and abusive. For that, I am truly sorry, but know that I grew up in the same environment. So our view of fatherhood, is probably distorted by our experiences. But we have the perfect, holy, FatherContinue reading “Holy Father”

Speak Of What You Know

Everyone has opinions. Most people speak their opinions. Unfortunately, many times those opinions are uninformed because we haven’t taken the time and made the effort to learn more about the subject. The real tragedy is that these uniformed opinions often are able to gather an audience through seminars, conferences, television and social media. People thenContinue reading “Speak Of What You Know”