Archive for the ‘comfort’ Category
30 Nov
unredeemed
18 Nov
my hope
Here I am again
In this raging sea
On my knees again
Deep calls to deep
I feel I’m drowning
My arms are
Just too tired to swim
I feel like I’m sinking
On my knees again
In the roar of Your waterfall
In the storm of You
May You find me holding on
May You find me true
Chorus:
And I put my hope
And I put my trust
And [...]
22 Oct
she is ugly
Wonder, O heavens! and be astonished, O earth! that this most glorious Immanuel, the Prince of Peace, whom angels worship, and before whom the seraphim bow–should from all eternity engage to come and seek His Bride from this poor world, and claim her for His own!
Yet so it is!
But she is filthy and polluted! (Ezek. [...]
22 Oct
I need such a friend
Jesus knows all my wants and weaknesses; all my sin and misery. He knows the malice of my enemies, and the foolishness of my heart. He has power to subdue my whole nature to Himself, and to defeat the wiles and machinations of my foes.
His grace is all-sufficient. His love is infinite. His wisdom cannot [...]
4 Sep
blindness and sight
John 9:1-3 As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.
Isaiah 42:16 [...]
27 Aug
i won’t be afraid
My coworker and I were driving somewhere the other day and she had a CD by Ashmont Hill in her car. What was especially encouraging was the song “I won’t be afraid”. One of the lead singers wrote this song for his young son who was afraid of the dark. It is a sweet song, [...]
12 Aug
never rejected
“Why am I so blessed? I am blessed because, in the most painful moment in human history, Jesus willingly subjected himself to the rejection of his Father. He took on my sin and allowed himself to be rejected. In this unthinkable moment of substitution, the Trinity was torn apart as the Father turned away the [...]
4 Aug
perfect peace
my soul this week has not been characterized by peace, let alone perfect peace. many times, for many reasons, i have struggled with worry… worry over health, worry over seeing friends walking through very hard situations, worry over the future… i could write a long list of the things i’ve worried about over the past [...]
29 Jul
glitter through the darkness
Charles Spurgeon
“You can’t do this? Are there mercies which you haven’t experienced? Even though you are gloomy now, how can you forget that blessed hour when Jesus met you, and said, ‘Come to me’? Can’t you remember that rapturous moment when He snapped your fetters, dashed your chains to the earth and said, ‘I came [...]
27 Jul
through many dangers, toils, and snares
lately it seems i’ve been connected with and talked in detail to many other folks who suffer with severe, chronic physical pain. this has had a two-fold effect on my soul. first, it has encouraged me. its helpful at times like this, when just getting out of bed is a challenge, to be reminded that [...]
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