Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.[d] They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion. Psalm 84:5-7 NIVContinue Reading
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 We stood and waited. We didn’t know the exact time, but we knew we would see it—the eruption of “Old Faithful.” The geyser erupts every 60 to 110Continue Reading
You do not delight in sacrifice,or I would bring it;you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;a broken and contrite heartyou, God, will not despise.Psalm 51: 16-17 On our New England trip in 2002, we visited New Hampshire and took pictures of theContinue Reading
I waited patiently for the LORD;he turned to me and heard my cry.He lifted me out of the slimy pit,out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rockand gave me a firm place to stand.He put a new song in my mouth,a hymn of praise to ourContinue Reading
As I read Psalm 8, I pondered my stewardship over God’s creation. Am I more like Mufasa or Scar? When I consider your heavens,the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,which you have set in place,what is mankind that you are mindful of them,human beings that you careContinue Reading
Deliver me from my enemies, O God;be my fortress against those who are attacking me.Deliver me from evildoersand save me from those who are after my blood.See how they lie in wait for me!Fierce men conspire against mefor no offense or sin of mine, Lord.I have done no wrong, yetContinue Reading
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that theContinue Reading
The Lord is my shepherd;I shall not want.He makes me to lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside the still waters.He restores my soul;Psalm 23: 1-3a NKJV The Taylor River area in Colorado remains one of our favorite places to visit in the summer. One day, we pile theContinue Reading
“Teach me, Lord, the ways of your decrees,that I may follow it to the end.Give me understanding, so I may keep your lawand obey it with all of my heart.Direct me in the path of your commands,for there I find delight.Turn my heart toward your statutesand not toward selfish gain.TurnContinue Reading
If you would like to listen to this post, you can listen to the podcast episode below: “We must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up” Galatians (6:9). I often get discouraged on trails in Colorado. My borderlineContinue Reading